使用Selenium WebDriver进行表单初始化

Question

I use the following code using eclipse to initialize a form

WebElement e1 = KD.findElement(By.name("name"));
e1.sendKeys("Srajan ");

But in the form the first character 'S' does not get displayed. It starts from 'r' only. Is the issue be in the coding or the website?

Answer 1

Looking at the test code and without knowing about the page source, I think it is a character limit issue. Check if that field has a character limit and trimming the initial S

Also, try using clear() before sending new ones if not the character limit issue

WebElement e1 = KD.findElement(By.name("name"));
e1.clear();
e1.sendKeys("Srajan");

Answer 2

One more way to solve this by putting a sleep duration before typing, I fixed this in my project like:

WebElement e1 = KD.findElement(By.name("name"));
Thread.sleep(1000);
e1.sendKeys("Srajan");
Thread.sleep(500);

This should work, you may not need Thread.sleep(500);

Answer 3

Yeah it happens sometimes , because the element is not loaded yet. You can try to use wait for that element

WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 20); 
      wait.until(ExpectedConditions.presenceOfElementLocated(By.name("name")));

You can also try Thread.sleep(500) but its not recommended. And its also a good practice to use clear() method before sending some input.