Select all text in a textbox Selenium RC using Ctrl + A

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I am trying to select all the text in a textbox in order to clear the textbox. I am using Ctrl+A to do this using the following Python 2.7 code on Selenium RC standalone 2.20.0.jar Server on Windows 7 firefox:

from selenium import selenium
s = selenium('remote-machine-ip', 4444, '*chrome', 'http://my-website-with-textbox')
locator = 'mylocator-of-textbox'
s.open()
s.type(locator, 'mytext')
s.focus(locator)
s.control_key_down()
s.key_down(locator, "A")
s.key_press(locator, "A")
s.key_up(locator, "A")
s.control_key_up()

# Nothing happens here... I cannot see the text getting selected...

# Nothing gets cleared here except the last char
s.key_down(locator, chr(8))  # Pressing backspace
s.key_press(locator, chr(8))
s.key_up(locator, chr(8))

Any help? Thanks, Amit

starenka · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-06 21:39:40Z

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I'm using clear() in WebDriver without any hassle...

el = self.selenium.find_element_by_name(name)
el.clear()

answered Aug 6, 2012 at 21:39

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amulllb Over a year ago

I am not using WebDriver, because I am using Selenium RC... Any idea how to do the same in Selenium RC... I don't want to move to WebDriver now...

starenka Over a year ago

If .clear is not present in RC (I think it is), how about .type("") ?

amulllb Over a year ago

I tried .type("A") in place of .key_down/press/up().... But I get the following exception: type not supported immediately after call to controlKeyDown() or altKeyDown() or metaKeyDown()

harlekintiger Over a year ago

In my case clearing the textbox didn't help because the website automatically re-enters 0,00 if the textfield is cleared. While this might have been what op needed, this is not what he asked in the question title.

Vict01 · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-15 03:29:18Z

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You can do this:

 public void selectAll(WebElement element) {
    String selectAll = Keys.chord(Keys.CONTROL, "a");
    element.sendKeys(selectAll);
}

And when you whant to use it, for example:

    selectAll(myDriver.findElement(By.id("testId")));

In this example the WebElement can be a text box, text area and similars.

answered Sep 15, 2020 at 3:29

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harlekintiger Over a year ago

This is not Python though. Could you maybe link the documentation so that people can at least understand the code if they can't copy-paste it

Vict01 Over a year ago

Sure. tutorialspoint.com/….

Safraz · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-15 05:58:03Z

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In Selenium RC, simply use the following to clear a textbox

selenium.type("someLocator", "");

answered May 15, 2013 at 5:58

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Roman C · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-21 10:14:45Z

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Try using first

element.click()

then use element

element.clear()

It might solve your issue as it really solved mine.

edited May 21, 2013 at 10:14

Roman C

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answered May 21, 2013 at 9:54

Gufran Ali Mir

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