edit content in Ck editor
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Riya kaur
Jul 16, 2025, 10:54:39 PMJul 16
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In my automation, im not able to add text in ck editor element.
it not breaks the step but its not able to add content in ck editor.
it not breaks the step but its not able to add content in ck editor.
Suriya Elamparithy
Jul 26, 2025, 2:22:29 AMJul 26
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When automating a CKEditor-based rich text editor using Selenium, simply using sendKeys() often does not work because the editor content is inside an iframe, and the text area is usually a contenteditable <body> or <div>.
js.executeScript("arguments[0].innerHTML = 'This is inserted using JS';", body);
public class CKEditorExample {
public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.manage().window().maximize();
driver.get("https://ckeditor.com/ckeditor-4/demo/"); // or your own app
Thread.sleep(3000); // Wait for editor to load
// 1. Switch to the iframe
WebElement iframe = driver.findElement(By.cssSelector(".cke_wysiwyg_frame"));
driver.switchTo().frame(iframe);
// 2. Locate the editable <body> and enter text
WebElement body = driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("body"));
body.clear(); // Optional: to clear existing content
body.sendKeys("Hello, this is text entered in CKEditor!");
// 3. Switch back to default content if needed
driver.switchTo().defaultContent();
Thread.sleep(3000);
driver.quit();
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.manage().window().maximize();
driver.get("https://ckeditor.com/ckeditor-4/demo/"); // or your own app
Thread.sleep(3000); // Wait for editor to load
// 1. Switch to the iframe
WebElement iframe = driver.findElement(By.cssSelector(".cke_wysiwyg_frame"));
driver.switchTo().frame(iframe);
// 2. Locate the editable <body> and enter text
WebElement body = driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("body"));
body.clear(); // Optional: to clear existing content
body.sendKeys("Hello, this is text entered in CKEditor!");
// 3. Switch back to default content if needed
driver.switchTo().defaultContent();
Thread.sleep(3000);
driver.quit();
}
}
If sendKeys() Still Doesn’t Work
JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;js.executeScript("arguments[0].innerHTML = 'This is inserted using JS';", body);
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