KeyBoard operation


key_down() Method:

This method is used to act on the respective key by pressing, Without releasing it.

It should be only used with modifier keys (Control, Alt and Shift etc).

key_up() Method:

This method is used to release a modifier key(Control, Alt and Shift etc).

Example: pressing  and releasing ctrl+c::

actions =  ActionChains(driver) actions.key_down(Keys.CONTROL).send_keys('c').key_up(Keys.CONTROL).perform()



Example:

    

  • Import the ActionChains Class
    • 

  • Launch the webpage  "http://www.dummypoint.com/Actions.html"
    • 
    
  • Enter the text in the edit box using id locator.
    • 
    
  •  Create the object for ActionChains class.
    • 
    
  •  Now using keyboard key methods click "Control+A" to select the entered data in the edit box.
    • 
    
  • Wait for 5 sec.
    • 
    
  • Close the Web Browser
    •

KeyBoard_operation.py

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.common.exceptions import ElementNotVisibleException, NoSuchElementException
from selenium.webdriver import ActionChains
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from selenium.webdriver.support.wait import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as ec
import time

driver = webdriver.Chrome("/Users/admin/Documents/Skill2Lead/Others/drivers/chromedriver.exe")

driver.get("http://www.dummypoint.com/Actions.html")
assert "Selenium Template" in driver.title
time.sleep(2)

wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 25, poll_frequency=1,
                     ignored_exceptions=[ElementNotVisibleException, NoSuchElementException])

ele = wait.until(ec.presence_of_element_located((By.ID,"user_input")))
ele.send_keys("Skill2Lead")

time.sleep(2)

# 1. Create the object for ActionChains class
actions = ActionChains(driver)

# 2. Click "Control+A" to select the entered data
actions.key_down(Keys.COMMAND).send_keys('a').key_up(Keys.COMMAND).perform()

time.sleep(5)
driver.quit()



Example:

    

  • Import the ActionChains Class
    • 

  • Launch the webpage  "http://www.dummypoint.com/Actions.html"
    • 
    
  • Enter the text in the edit box using id locator.
    • 
    
  •  Create the object for ActionChains class.
    • 
    
  •  Now using keyboard key methods click "Control+A" to select the entered data in the edit box.
    • 
    
  • Click control+c to copy the entered data by using keyboard key methods. 
    • 
    
  • Click control+V to paste the copied data in the edit box by using keyboard key methods. 
    • 
    
  • Wait for 5 sec.
    • 
    
  • Close the Web Browser
    •

KeyBoard_operation.py

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.common.exceptions import ElementNotVisibleException, NoSuchElementException
from selenium.webdriver import ActionChains
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from selenium.webdriver.support.wait import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as ec
import time

driver = webdriver.Chrome("/Users/admin/Documents/Skill2Lead/Others/drivers/chromedriver.exe")

driver.get("http://www.dummypoint.com/Actions.html")
assert "Selenium Template" in driver.title
time.sleep(2)

wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 25, poll_frequency=1,
                     ignored_exceptions=[ElementNotVisibleException, NoSuchElementException])

ele = wait.until(ec.presence_of_element_located((By.ID,"user_input")))
ele.send_keys("Skill2Lead")

time.sleep(2)

# 1. Create the object for ActionChains class
actions = ActionChains(driver)

# 2. Click "Control+A" to select the entered data
actions.key_down(Keys.COMMAND).send_keys('a').key_up(Keys.COMMAND).perform()
time.sleep(2)
# 3. Click control+c to copy the entered data
actions.key_down(Keys.COMMAND).send_keys('c').key_up(Keys.COMMAND).perform()

time.sleep(2)
ele = wait.until(ec.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH,"//input[@id='keyseditbox']")))
ele.click()

# 4. Past the entered data into another editbox
time.sleep(2)
actions.key_down(Keys.COMMAND).send_keys('v').key_up(Keys.COMMAND).perform()

time.sleep(2)
driver.quit()


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