clear() method not working

[Lalit Kanoriya]

Hi,

This is my setup: -

• Python 3.11.5
• Selenium 4.12.0
• Microsoft Edge (version 116.0.1938.81)
• Microsoft Windows 11 (version 22H2 22621.2283)

Link to the public-facing site which I used to reproduce the problem: - OrangeHRM (orangehrmlive.com)

I am trying to clear the value of an input HTML element using the selenium clear() method, but it is not working as expected, so the send_keys() method appends the new value to the current value of the input box.

Here is my code: - Selenium Python clear() method not working - Stack Overflow

What I've tried:

1. element.send_keys(Keys.CONTROL, 'a') with element.send_keys(Keys.BACKSPACE) or  element.send_keys(Keys.DELETE)
2. driver.execute_script('arguments[0].value = "";', driver.find_element_by_id("text-input-where"))

But didn't work for me. I also tried with the Chrome browser but got the same issue. Only Keys.BACKSPACE is working, but to clear all text I have to use the loop which I don't want to.

Any ideas?
Thanks, and regards,

Lalit

[joseph...@gmail.com]

I have had issues like this before that I resolved by using Javascript to select all the text in the input, then use send_keys which will overwrite the selection. Try something like this (pseudo code based on your code).

element = driver.find_element_by_id("text-input-where")

driver.execute_script('arguments[0].select()', element)

element.send_keys(text-to-type)

[Adrian]

Hi,
I see you have a number of clear statements.  Which one is not working for you?

All of them or just the last one?

Cheers,
Adrian.

[prashant choudhary]

Hi Lalit,

Firstly you need to apply clear method in selenium and call it by text..

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In case .clear() does not work you can try:

from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

#...your code (I was using python 3)

driver.find_element_by_id('foo').send_keys(Keys.CONTROL + "a");
driver.find_element_by_id('foo').send_keys(Keys.DELETE) ****

Thanks..!!

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[prashant choudhary]

Hi Lalit,

Please try this hopefully it  works for you.

*** selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys ****

Thanks..!!!

On Thu, 14 Sept, 2023, 20:28 Lalit Kanoriya, <lalit.k...@1digitalstack.ai> wrote:

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