How do I edit a text field in Selenium 2?

Question

I can type text into a field using WebElement.sendKeys() but editing doesn't work: I can neither move the cursor nor delete the last character that I typed with e.sendKeys( Keys.BACK_SPACE )

How do I modify the value of a text field in Selenium 2 (WebDriver)?

Answer 1

You can definitely do that by either of the two methods. I have tried and it works.

e.click()   # Positions the cursor at the end of the string
e.sendKeys(Keys.BACK_SPACE )

Or you could simply clear the text, and start over again:

e.clear()
e.sendKeys("What you want to send")

Answer 2

I found this solution that seems to work pretty well. It basically clicks on the text field WebElement, then sends Ctrl-End to put the cursor at the end of the text. Then sends the string that I had previously initialized.

(quickReplyTextArea is a text field WebElement that I have previous found, as is postQuickReplyButton (button instead of text field, obviously). replyText is a String that I initialized earlier)

    quickReplyTextArea.click();
    quickReplyTextArea.sendKeys(Keys.chord(Keys.CONTROL, Keys.END));
    quickReplyTextArea.sendKeys(replyText);
    postQuickReplyButton.click();