How to set "value" to input web element using selenium?

Question

I have element in my code that looks like this:

<input id="invoice_supplier_id" name="invoice[supplier_id]" type="hidden" value="">

I want to set its value, so I created a web element with it's xpath:

 val test = driver.findElements(By.xpath("""//*[@id="invoice_supplier_id"]"""))

but now I dont see an option to set the value...

If you're working with an ID, you should use the appropriate By-Locator: `By.id("invoice_supplier_id")` — Peter Wippermann, Feb 01 '16 at 09:54
You are currently collecting a list of WebElements. You will need to extract the WebElement from the list, or just find the WebElement by itself. You will also need to unhide the element before Selenium can interact with it. — Ardesco, Feb 01 '16 at 10:31

Shubham Jain · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-28T04:37:19.277

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Use findElement instead of findElements

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@id='invoice_supplier_id'])).sendKeys("your value");

OR

driver.findElement(By.id("invoice_supplier_id")).sendKeys("value", "your value");

OR using JavascriptExecutor

WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.xpath("enter the xpath here")); // you can use any locator
 JavascriptExecutor jse = (JavascriptExecutor)driver;
 jse.executeScript("arguments[0].value='enter the value here';", element);

OR

(JavascriptExecutor) driver.executeScript("document.evaluate(xpathExpresion, document, null, 9, null).singleNodeValue.innerHTML="+ DesiredText);

OR (in javascript)

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@id='invoice_supplier_id'])).setAttribute("value", "your value")

Hope it will help you :)

edited Jul 28 '20 at 04:37

answered Feb 01 '16 at 09:41

Shubham Jain

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Send keys to a hidden element? – Kim Homann Feb 01 '16 at 10:28
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I am getting same problem here. But there is no such `setAttribute` method in WebElement. Any other suggestion ? – Narayan Subedi Jul 02 '17 at 11:30
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@NarayanSubedi, the sendKeys method is working to me driver.findElement(By.id("elementId")).sendKeys("value", "new value"); – eeadev Dec 07 '17 at 16:15
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try using send_keys in place of sendKeys – wadhwa94 Apr 11 '18 at 18:14
Anyone having problems with this method can try https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/3387/set-attribute-of-an-element-using-webdriver-python – unholy_me Jun 04 '18 at 10:40
You have to use this in latest versions ```driver.find_element_by_id("invoice_supplier_id").send_keys("your value")``` – silent_27 Jun 10 '19 at 17:50

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 01 '16 at 10:32

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driver.findElement(By.id("invoice_supplier_id")).setAttribute("value", "your value");

answered Feb 01 '16 at 10:32

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`findElement()` returns a `WebElement`. `WebElement` does not have a `setAttribute()` method. – Nathan Feb 20 '22 at 19:46
@Nathan, how about element.__setattr____("value", "your value")? – Kymo Wang Aug 01 '22 at 01:49

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 07 '17 at 16:17

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As Shubham Jain stated, this is working to me: driver.findElement(By.id("invoice_supplier_id")).sendKeys("value"‌, "new value");

answered Dec 07 '17 at 16:17

eeadev

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