How to set "value" to input web element using selenium?

Question

I have element in my code that looks like this:

<input id="invoice_supplier_id" name="invoice[supplier_id]" type="hidden" value="">

I want to set its value, so I created a web element with it's xpath:

 val test = driver.findElements(By.xpath("""//*[@id="invoice_supplier_id"]"""))

but now I dont see an option to set the value...

If you're working with an ID, you should use the appropriate By-Locator: By.id("invoice_supplier_id") — Peter Wippermann
– Peter Wippermann, Commented Feb 1, 2016 at 9:54
You are currently collecting a list of WebElements. You will need to extract the WebElement from the list, or just find the WebElement by itself. You will also need to unhide the element before Selenium can interact with it. — Ardesco
– Ardesco, Commented Feb 1, 2016 at 10:31

Shubham Jain · Accepted Answer · 2024-09-27 23:49:55Z

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Use findElement instead of findElements

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@id='invoice_supplier_id'])).sendKeys("your value");

OR

driver.findElement(By.id("invoice_supplier_id")).sendKeys("value", "your value");

**OR using JavascriptExecutor **

WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.xpath("enter the xpath here")); // you can use any locator
 JavascriptExecutor jse = (JavascriptExecutor)driver;
 jse.executeScript("arguments[0].value='enter the value here';", element);

OR

(JavascriptExecutor) driver.executeScript("document.evaluate(xpathExpresion, document, null, 9, null).singleNodeValue.innerHTML="+ DesiredText);

OR (in javascript)

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@id='invoice_supplier_id'])).setAttribute("value", "your value")

Hope it will help you :)

edited Sep 27, 2024 at 23:49

answered Feb 1, 2016 at 9:41

Shubham Jain

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Kim Homann Over a year ago

Send keys to a hidden element?

Narayan Subedi Over a year ago

I am getting same problem here. But there is no such setAttribute method in WebElement. Any other suggestion ?

eeadev Over a year ago

@NarayanSubedi, the sendKeys method is working to me driver.findElement(By.id("elementId")).sendKeys("value", "new value");

wadhwa94 Over a year ago

try using send_keys in place of sendKeys

unholy_me Over a year ago

Anyone having problems with this method can try sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/3387/…

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Benjamin Loison · Accepted Answer · 2024-09-22 13:33:31Z

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driver.findElement(By.id("invoice_supplier_id")).setAttribute("value", "your value");

EDIT: Obviously, the setAttribute() method is not available any more for objects of type WebElement. No idea how to solve this.

edited Sep 22, 2024 at 13:33

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answered Feb 1, 2016 at 10:32

Kim Homann

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Nathan Over a year ago

findElement() returns a WebElement. WebElement does not have a setAttribute() method.

Kymo Wang Over a year ago

@Nathan, how about element.__setattr____("value", "your value")?

amogh Over a year ago

There is not setAttribute method available.

eeadev · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-07 16:17:42Z

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As Shubham Jain stated, this is working to me: driver.findElement(By.id("invoice_supplier_id")).sendKeys("value"‌, "new value");

answered Dec 7, 2017 at 16:17

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