Java with Selenium WebDriver

Question

I am trying to automate gmail login.

When I enter the text in username input box using sendKeys() it is throwing an exception.

My code:

WebElement userName =   driver.findElement(By.id("Email"));
userName.sendKeys("tutorial");

Exception:

Error:The method sendKeys(CharSequence[]) in the type WebElement is not applicable for the arguments (String)
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem: 
The method sendKeys(CharSequence[]) in the type WebElement is not applicable for the arguments (String) at com.gmail.test.Gmaillogin.main(Gmaillogin.java:65)

Answer 1

It's tell you that the sendKeys method get only CharSequence[] type. You have to create CharSequence[] and insert to it your value and use it within sendKeys method.

See this for using CharSequence: How to convert a String to CharSequence?

Answer 2

Thank you guys for helping me out. I am able to solve above problem.

Code that worked: userName.sendKeys(new String[]{"tutorial"});

For further details please see this link : Error when using sendKeys() with Selenium WebDriver Java.lang.CharSequence cannot be resolved

Answer 3

Just check and update the Project language level to SDK Default(IntelliJ, not sure about eclipse) under your Project settings, it worked for me.

Thanks

Answer 4

SendKeys method input should be CharacterSequence array but not String. But in Java, String is equal to a CharSequence. So you can do as following way

WebElement userName =   driver.findElement(By.id("Email"));
CharacterSequence[] cs = new String[]{"tutorial"};
userName.sendKeys(cs);