How to select data from custom combo box in which select action, robot action is not working reliably using webdriver

Question

String value = “Card77”; // value which i need to select from custom box
initRobot(); // initiate robot globally
driver.findElement(By.classname(“custom-combobox”)).click(); // click custom box
Type.word(value); //type value in the drop to select


 public void initRobot() {
  try {
   variables.robot = new Robot();
  } catch (AWTException e) {
   e.printStackTrace();
  }
 }

public class Type {
 public static void word(String str) throws Exception{
  int length = str.length(); 
  for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) { 
   char character = str.charAt(i);
   Charecter(character);
  }
 }

public static void Charecter(char character) throws AWTException {
  Robot robot = variables.robot;
  
  switch (character) {
  
  case 'a': 
  
   robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_A);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_A);break;
  
  case 'b': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_B); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_B);break;
  
  case 'c': 
   robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_C);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_C);
  break;
  
  case 'd': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_D);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_D);break;
  
  case 'e': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_E);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_E);break;
  
  case 'f': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_F);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_F);break;
  
  case 'g': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_G);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_G);break;
  
  case 'h': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_H); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_H);break;
  
  case 'i': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_I);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_I);break;
  case 'j': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_J); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_J);break;
  case 'k': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_K);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_K);break;
  case 'l': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_L); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_L);break;
  case 'm': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_M); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_M);break;
  case 'n': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_N);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_N);break;
  case 'o': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_O); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_O);break;
  case 'p': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_P); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_P);break;
  case 'q': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_Q); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_Q);break;
  case 'r': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_R);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_R);break;
  case 's': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_S);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_S);break;
  case 't': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_T); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_T);break;
  case 'u': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_U);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_U);break;
  case 'v': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V);break;
  case 'w': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_W); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_W);break;
  case 'x': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_X); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_X);break;
  case 'y': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_Y); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_Y);break;
  case 'z': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_Z);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_Z);break;

  case 'A':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_A); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_A);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'B':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_B);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_B);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'C': 
   
   robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_C);

  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_C);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'D':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_D);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_D);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'E':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_E);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_E);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'F':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_F);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_F);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'G':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_G);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_G);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'H':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_H);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_H);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'I':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_I);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_I);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'J':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_J);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_J);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'K':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_K);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_K);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'L':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_L);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_L);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'M':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_M);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_M);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'N':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_N);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_N);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'O':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_O);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_O);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'P':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_P);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_P);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'Q':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_Q);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_Q);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'R':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_R);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_R);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'S':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_S);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_S);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'T':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_T);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_T);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'U':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_U);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_U);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'V':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'W':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_W);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_W);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'X':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_X);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_X);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'Y':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_Y);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_Y);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case 'Z':  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_Z);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_Z);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case '`': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_BACK_QUOTE);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_BACK_QUOTE);break;

  case '0': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_0);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_O);break;

  case '1': 
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_1);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_1);break;

  case '2': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_2); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_2);break;

  case '3': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_3);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_3);break;

  case '4': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_4);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_4);break;

  case '5': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_5);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_5);break;

  case '6': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_6); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_6);break;

  case '7': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_7);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_7);break;

  case '8': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_8);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_8);break;

  case '9': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_9);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_9);break;

  case '-': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_MINUS);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_META);break;

  case '=': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_EQUALS);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_EQUALS);break;

  case '~': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_BACK_QUOTE); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_BACK_QUOTE);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case '!': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_EXCLAMATION_MARK);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_EXCLAMATION_MARK);break;

  case '@': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_AT); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_AT);break;

  case '#': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_NUMBER_SIGN); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_NUMBER_SIGN);break;

  case '$': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_DOLLAR);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_DOLLAR);break;

  case '%': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_5); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_5);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;

  case '^': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CIRCUMFLEX);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CIRCUMFLEX);break;

  case '&': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_AMPERSAND); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_AMPERSAND);break;   
  case '*': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ASTERISK);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ASTERISK);break;
  case '(': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_LEFT_PARENTHESIS);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_LEFT_PARENTHESIS);break;
  case ')': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT_PARENTHESIS);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT_PARENTHESIS);break;
  case '_': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
  robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_UNDERSCORE);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_UNDERSCORE);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);break;
  case '+': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_PLUS);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_PLUS);break;
  case '\t': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_TAB);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_TAB);break;
  case '\n': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);break;
  case '[': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_OPEN_BRACKET); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_OPEN_BRACKET);break;
  case ']': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CLOSE_BRACKET);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CLOSE_BRACKET);break;
  case '\\': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_BACK_SLASH); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_BACK_SLASH);break;
  case '{': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_OPEN_BRACKET);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_OPEN_BRACKET);break;
  case '}': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CLOSE_BRACKET);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CLOSE_BRACKET);break;
  case '|': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_BACK_SLASH); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_BACK_SLASH);break;
  case ';': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SEMICOLON);
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SEMICOLON);break;
  case ':': robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_COLON); 
  robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_COLON);break;
  // kept continuing for all charecters
  } 
 }

How to select data from the custom combo box, in which select action is not accepting and robot action is often not simulating keyboard actions properly. Tried all possible ways of robot actions, sendkeys, select actions, but none is working effieciently, please help me by suggesting any other alternative to robot actions.enter image description here

<div class="margb_med">
    <div class="left input_label mandatory">Card Template</div>
    <div class="left input_field">
        <select id="cardTemplate" style="display: none;">
            <option value="" selected="">Select Card</option>
            <option value="75" id="75">Card77</option>
        </select>
        <span class="custom-combobox">
            <input title="" class="custom-combobox-input ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-left ui-autocomplete-input" autocomplete="off">
            <a tabindex="-1" class="ui-button ui-widget ui-state-default ui-button-icon-only custom-combobox-toggle ui-corner-right" role="button" title="">
                <span class="ui-button-icon-primary ui-icon ui-icon-triangle-1-s"></span>
                <span class="ui-button-text"></span>
            </a>
        </span>
    </div>
    <div class="clr"></div>
</div>

Could you share relevant HTML for this custom dropdown instead of screenshot and also share tried attempt as well.. — Saurabh Gaur, Oct 06 '16 at 18:34
Questions seeking debugging help ("**why isn't this code working?**") must include the desired behavior, a _specific problem or error_ and _the shortest code necessary_ to reproduce it **in the question itself**. Questions without **a clear problem statement** are not useful to other readers. See: [mcve]. — JeffC, Oct 08 '16 at 02:57
You dumped a bunch of code, most of which is irrelevant to the question. Please provide the shortest code necessary to reproduce the problem. — JeffC, Oct 08 '16 at 02:59
This is not regular dropdown, in this i am trying to click the element, then the a list will populated, from that i want to select one. I am trying to simulate it by robot action, but it is working only few times, more times it failing to simulate, — Trishul M, Oct 08 '16 at 07:41
coming to my code, i am trying to select a value Card77, then I am clicking on the element, simulating all the key board charecters with robot, there is no extra code in that I trimmed completely. please let me know where couldnt understand — Trishul M, Oct 08 '16 at 07:42

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 17 '16 at 07:21

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JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
String card = "Card"+variables.iteration; js.executeScript("$('#cardTemplate').siblings('.custom-combobox').find('.ui-autocomplete-input').val('"+card+"')");

answered Oct 17 '16 at 07:21

Trishul M

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Loads of Thanks for the people who tried to answer me.. regrets for the people who gave me dislikes.. – Trishul M Oct 17 '16 at 07:22

How to select data from custom combo box in which select action, robot action is not working reliably using webdriver

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