Trying to click in the message box using selenium webdriver

Question

Trying to click on the message box for every new message window that pops up. However it seems as if the id changes every time. How do I get this to work for everytime a new message box pops up.

Here is what I tried:

passMessage = browser.find_element_by_css_selector('ember-text-area msg-messaging-form__message ember-view')

For example:

<textarea name="message" spellcheck="true" required="" placeholder="Write a message or attach a file" id="a11y-ember8470" class="ember-text-area msg-messaging-form__message ember-view"></textarea>

<textarea name="message" spellcheck="true" required="" placeholder="Write a message or attach a file" id="a11y-ember8492" class="ember-text-area msg-messaging-form__message ember-view"></textarea>

Nodir Rashidov · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-27 05:23:23Z

3

It is a css class name, so you need a dot:

passMessage = browser.find_element_by_css_selector('.ember-text-area.msg-messaging-form__message.ember-view');

http://selenium-python.readthedocs.io/api.html#module-selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains

edited Jun 27, 2017 at 5:23

answered Jun 27, 2017 at 3:52

Nodir Rashidov

73210 silver badges36 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

1 Comment

ChickenFeet Over a year ago

I think you do remove spaces. Answer looks right to me.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Trying to click in the message box using selenium webdriver

1 Answer 1

1 Comment

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

1 Comment

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related