How to type in textbox using Selenium WebDriver (Selenium 2) with Java?

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enter image description here I am using Selenium 2. But after running following code, i could not able to type in textbox.

    package Actor;
import org.openqa.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver;
import org.junit.*;
import com.thoughtworks.selenium.*;
//import org.junit.Before;
public class Actor {
  public Selenium selenium;
  public WebDriver driver;

  @Before
  public void setup() throws Exception{
  driver = new FirefoxDriver();
      driver.get("http://www.fb.com");
  }
  @Test
  public void Test() throws Exception{
      //selenium.type("id=gs_htif0", "test");
      System.out.println("hi");
      // driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("#gb_1 > span.gbts")).click();
          selenium.waitForPageToLoad("300000000");

          WebElement email=driver.findElement(By.id("email"));

          email.sendKeys("[email protected]");
          driver.findElement(By.id("u_0_b")).click();
  }
  @After
  public void Close() throws Exception{
      System.out.println("how are you?");
  }

}

What goes wrong? Does it throw an exception - if so what, and from which line? — Vince Bowdren
– Vince Bowdren, Commented May 10, 2013 at 11:49
yes it's throwing java.lang.NullPointerException, and i could not see any thing happening in webdriver's firefox browser — Naveen Chhaniwal
– Naveen Chhaniwal, Commented May 10, 2013 at 11:56
Why are you mixing up Selenium-RC with Selenium WebDriver? I'd go WebDriver full way. — aimbire
– aimbire, Commented May 10, 2013 at 13:12
Since your edit, you "selenium" variable isn't started, that could pull of a NullPointerException, also you don't need it, since WebDriver waits for the page to load before doing any action. — aimbire
– aimbire, Commented May 10, 2013 at 14:31

aimbire · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-10 13:14:36Z

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This is simple if you only use Selenium WebDriver, and forget the usage of Selenium-RC. I'd go like this.

WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();
WebElement email = driver.findElement(By.id("email"));
email.sendKeys("[email protected]");

The reason for NullPointerException however is that your variable driver has never been started, you start FirefoxDriver in a variable wb thas is never being used.

answered May 10, 2013 at 13:14

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Naveen Chhaniwal Over a year ago

i am new on selenium and learning form web. can you customize me code?

aimbire Over a year ago

I could, but that's not the point of learning. The answer is right there, all you need to do is imply that in your code. Also i would (once again) advise you to drop SeleniumRC, as it's outdated.

aimbire Over a year ago

If someone disagrees with me, feel free to edit my code and suit the user needs.

Naveen Chhaniwal Over a year ago

Now i edit my code according to you but it still not working.

aimbire Over a year ago

Are you still getting NullPointerException? Which line?

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aimbire · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-13 12:22:50Z

Thanks Friend, i got an answer. This is only possible because of your help. you all give me a ray of hope towards resolving this problem.

Here is the code:

package facebook;

import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.interactions.Actions;

public class Facebook {
    public static void main(String args[]){
        WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();
        driver.get("http://www.facebook.com");
        WebElement email= driver.findElement(By.id("email"));
        Actions builder = new Actions(driver);
        Actions seriesOfActions = builder.moveToElement(email).click().sendKeys(email, "[email protected]");
        seriesOfActions.perform();
        WebElement pass = driver.findElement(By.id("pass"));
        WebElement login =driver.findElement(By.id("u_0_b"));
        Actions seriesOfAction = builder.moveToElement(pass).click().sendKeys(pass, "naveench").click(login);
        seriesOfAction.perform();
        driver.
    }    
}

Mark Rowlands · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-10 12:32:42Z

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You should replace WebDriver wb = new FirefoxDriver(); with driver = new FirefoxDriver(); in your @Before Annotation.

As you are accessing driver object with null or you can make wb reference variable as global variable.

edited May 10, 2013 at 12:32

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answered May 10, 2013 at 12:22

Omkar

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Naveen Chhaniwal Over a year ago

Thanks Omkar i resolved this problem. if you like me answer please upvote this.

Naveen Chhaniwal Over a year ago

i can upvote your answer. It did not resolved my entire problem so, i did not accept it sorry...

Julien P. · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-14 14:30:33Z

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Try this :

    driver.findElement(By.id("email")).clear(); 
driver.findElement(By.id("email")).sendKeys("[email protected]");

answered May 14, 2013 at 14:30

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Kumrun Nahar Keya · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-28 07:30:03Z

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Another way to solve this using xpath

WebDriver driver =  new FirefoxDriver();
driver.get("https://www.facebook.com/");
driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(15, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
driver.findElement(By.xpath(//*[@id='email'])).sendKeys("[email protected]");

Hope that will help. :)

answered May 28, 2015 at 7:30

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Tunaki · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-04 19:07:35Z

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You can use JavaScript as well, in case the textfield is dithered.

WebDriver driver=new FirefoxDriver();
driver.get("http://localhost/login.do");
driver.manage().window().maximize();
RemoteWebDriver r=(RemoteWebDriver) driver;
String s1="document.getElementById('username').value='admin'";
r.executeScript(s1);

edited Sep 4, 2016 at 19:07

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answered Sep 4, 2016 at 16:23

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