How do I send keyboard keys combination in selenium webdriver (java)?

Question

I want to send 1999 to a text box in Selenium WebDriver (java). The following code is not working when I try to combine the key strokes into a string before sendkeys:

String allKeys = Keys.NUMPAD1 + Keys.NUMPAD9 + Keys.NUMPAD9 + Keys.NUMPAD9; 

Am getting this error:

The operator + is undefined for the argument type(s) org.openqa.selenium.Keys, org.openqa.selenium.Keys

Answer 1

Instead of using:

String allKeys = Keys.NUMPAD1 + Keys.NUMPAD9 + Keys.NUMPAD9 + Keys.NUMPAD9; 

You should use:

driver.findelement(by.xpath(xpathExpr)).sendkeys(Keys.NUMPAD1, Keys.NUMPAD9, Keys.NUMPAD9, Keys.NUMPAD9);

Or use:

String allKeys = "1999";
driver.findelement(by.xpath(xpathExpr)).sendkeys(allKeys);

Answer 2

why not use send keys.

driver.findelement(by.xpath(xpathExpr)).sendkeys("1999");

• Ibexy I: thanks for all the help. I was actually learning to use the Keys class. yes I could have sent "1999". But I wanted to do it using the "Keys"

Answer 3

Try this. It works for me!

driver.findelement(by.xpath(xpathExpr)).SendKeys(keys.NumberPad1+keys.NumberPad9+keys.NumberPad9+keys.NumberPad9);

Answer 4

Question : How do I send keyboard keys combination in selenium webdriver (java)?

Answer : You can send keyboard keys using below method

Method 1 :

driver.findElement(By.id("Year")).sendKeys(Keys.NUMPAD9);

Method 2 :

String allKeys = "1999";
driver.findElement(By.id("Year")).sendKeys(allKeys);

Method 3 :

driver.findElement(By.id("Year")).sendKeys("1999");

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