Form Initialize using selenium webdriver

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?

add more then one "S" and check this. – underwater ranged weapon Apr 03 '15 at 12:27 — underwater ranged weapon, Apr 03 '15 at 12:27
Please provide the `html` if possible – Saifur Apr 03 '15 at 13:42 — Saifur, Apr 03 '15 at 13:42

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 03 '15 at 13:41

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");

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 07 '15 at 07:09

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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);

edited Apr 07 '15 at 07:09

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answered Apr 07 '15 at 06:49

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 22 '15 at 07:17

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.

Form Initialize using selenium webdriver

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