How to delete data from fields in selenium

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I have an issue that I am facing. I have a text in the text box that I want to delete, the problem is that

driver.find_element_by_id('foo').clear()

not work and I need something harder than this clear function that do nothing. I used this mthood that actually worked in windows:

element.sendKeys(Keys.CONTROL + "a");
element.sendKeys(Keys.DELETE);

if I want it to run on mac and on Linux machine, how can I perform it?

please the clear() not worked please do not provide solution with the clear() method

What tag is driver.find_element_by_id('foo')?

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2020-06-22 15:12:29 +00:00
Commented Jun 22, 2020 at 15:12 — 0buz
– 0buz, Commented Jun 22, 2020 at 15:12

Pritam Maske · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-22 15:35:04Z

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Use execute_script:

element=driver.find_element_by_id('foo'); driver.execute_script("arguments[0].value=' ';", element);

answered Jun 22, 2020 at 15:35

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nexoma · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-22 15:20:42Z

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try

driver.findElement(yourelement).sendKeys("");

or variant

use Actions action = new Actions(driver);
// ...  // may be move cursor to field
action.sendKeys(Keys.ARROW_LEFT);
action.build().perform();

may be problem in selenium library error, or in the webdriver version, or conflict with js-framework on a form?

answered Jun 22, 2020 at 15:20

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Bastian · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-30 16:00:38Z

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i use this also

public void clearAndInputStringData(By locator, String text) throws Exception {
        ClickElementWhenClickable(locator);
        WebElement element = getWebDriver().findElement(locator);
       // element.sendKeys(Keys.CONTROL + "a");
        Actions actions = new Actions(getWebDriver());
        actions.doubleClick(element).perform();
        element.sendKeys(Keys.DELETE);
        element.sendKeys(text);
    }

answered Jun 30, 2020 at 16:00

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