How to send keys to the element in focus?

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In my tests I have a number of modals and dropdowns which open and automatically have focus set on their input boxes.

I have seen that it is possible to assert that an element is in focus. But is there any shortcut way to send keys to the element currently in focus? I'd like to be able to skip all the work of finding each element every time.

score 14 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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You can use activeElement() feature of selenium to access the currently focused element source.

E.g.

// select the current page context's active element
browser.switchTo().activeElement().sendKeys('Test')

edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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answered Oct 23 '15 at 17:23

Nick Tomlin

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This only worked for me without the first calls. (Selenium 3.141.0) `browser.switchTo.activeElement.sendKeys('Test')` – Samie Bencherif Sep 07 '19 at 12:32

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 23 '15 at 22:19

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Alternatively, you may use "browser actions":

browser.actions().sendKeys('Test').perform();

answered Oct 23 '15 at 22:19

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How to send keys to the element in focus?

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