Getting the default value (text) of an <input> element with selenium webdriver

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I wonder about how I can use selenium webdriver to find the default text of an element ? In the browser, the input field displays a default value: 'Project 1', but I cannot get this text through the method getText() of this WebElement.

<input class="title viewData" id="sprojectName" maxlength="255" name="projectName" type="text" projectinfo="1">

Is there any placeholder attribute that you are missing in your html? — nitin chawda
– nitin chawda, Commented May 23, 2014 at 20:04

SiKing · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-23 20:14:21Z

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getText() returns "the visible (i.e. not hidden by CSS) innerText of this element, including sub-elements, without any leading or trailing whitespace." You need something like getAttribute("value") or getAttribute("placeholder").

answered May 23, 2014 at 20:14

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HemaSundar · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-27 05:38:02Z

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The getText() method is for retrieving a text node between element tags for example:

Eg:

<p>New</p>

But usually the value in the text box is saved to "value" attribute. So the below statement will work:

findElement(By.id("ElementID")).getAttribute("value");

answered May 27, 2014 at 5:38

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thangtran3112 · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-26 15:55:14Z

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Yes, I will try to see if getAttribute("value") work. In the meantime, I have solved the problem using JavaScript executor:

String jsStatement = "return document.getElementById('" + elementId + "')." + "value" + ";";
JavascriptExecutor js = null;
if (session instanceof JavascriptExecutor) {
    js = (JavascriptExecutor)session;
}
return (String) js.executeScript(jsStatement);

answered May 26, 2014 at 15:55

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