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Sends some text to an element. Can be used to set the value of a form element or to send a sequence of key strokes to an element. Any UTF-8 character may be specified.
From Nightwatch v2, setValue also clears the existing value of the element by calling the clearValue() beforehand.
An object map with available keys and their respective UTF-8 characters, as defined on W3C WebDriver draft spec, is loaded onto the main Nightwatch instance as browser.Keys.
For more info on working with DOM elements in Nightwatch, refer to the Finding & interacting with DOM Elements guide page.
Usage
browser.element(selector).setValue(inputValue)
Example
// send some simple text to an input
this.demoTest = function (browser) {
const result = await browser.element('input[type=text]').setValue('nightwatch');
};
// send some text to an input and hit enter.
this.demoTest = function (browser) {
const result = await browser.element('input[type=text]').setValue(['nightwatch', browser.Keys.ENTER]);
};Parameters
| Name | Type | description |
|---|---|---|
inputValue |
string | array | The text to send to the element or key strokes. |
callbackOptional |
function | Optional callback function to be called when the command finishes. |