Selenium.Key Action with Java Webdriver

Question

Java WebDriver most recent release firefoxbrowser is the only one I'm coding for. this is for automation not testing.

Disregarding the lack of headers and such. I simply am attempting to select a text box. then send a ctrl-home so that the cursor is placed at the beginning of the box. then based on some previously identified criteria it is supposed to send the delete command x amount of times. Well it selects the text box, and I can see the cursor flicker around, but it does not appear to be jumping to the top home position, and doesn't appear to be deleting anything. Obviously my first concern is the home position.

int a = 0;
int del = dateline_name.length();
del = del + 2 ;                                 
                driver.findElement(By.id("id_story")).click();
                    Actions action = new Actions(driver);
                    action.keyDown(Keys.CONTROL).sendKeys(Keys.HOME).keyUp(Keys.CONTROL).perform();
                        while (a <= del)
                            {
                            action.sendKeys(Keys.DELETE).perform();
                            a++;
                            }   

Answer 1

You have miss build() call before doing perform(). Check below link

http://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CDgQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fselenium.polteq.com%2Fen%2Fperform-a-sequence-of-actions-with-selenium-webdriver%2F&ei=LdgqUafxKMHqrAet-YDwDg&usg=AFQjCNFte5BvMd6HS4Nk7jEgc_r-206dlg&sig2=suBy4U--uTGp2JxHK5otWw

Answer 2

I have tried the same with Firefox and observed that if there is no keyUp(Keys.CONTROL) in the action, it works. Please try removing the keyUp from the action sequence. Thanks.