Ignoring spaces in text input

[ni...@iforsikring.dk]

I'm trying to write a name (string with spaces) into an input field, but it seems to ignore the space between the first and last name, which is quite important in this instance. Have anybody else experienced similar problems?

My code:

#write given message to element specified by name
def write_to_input(self,name,message):
    inputEl = self.driver.find_element_by_name(name)
    inputEl.send_keys(message)

#writing name
self.write_to_input("name","John Doe")

[Rajeev Prabhakaran Nair]

Hi,

Since it parses as string it will not omit the spaces.

Can you clear that field before inputting something to the field. Also you can do something Store in another variable and use that variable to put the value.
("name", variable). Also try to input the values manually into that field :)

self.write_to_input("name","John Doe")

Regards / Rajeev

[jeevan]

I have experienced the similar issue but space was replaced with % symbol. It happened because the input element was "hidden" but in your case hope its not hidden.

I tried with Javascript and it did worked. WebDriver types the text but not with space, so use Javascript.

If WebDriver is not working then try with JavaScriptExceutor and see, if it works or not.

Thanks,

Jeevan

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