how to delete default values in text field using selenium

Question

I want to delete a default value of a textbox to enter the new value  but I am not getting how to do that   I was thinking to use CTRL a and then Delete but I m not sure how to do this   I even used WebDriver s command driver findElement  locator   clear

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If you re looking for a solution from Selenium RC  you can use simply     assuming  selenium  is a healthy Selenium instance selenium type  someLocator

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clear   can be used to clear the text     locator  clear      using clear with the locator deletes all the value in that exact locator

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This worked for me  driver findElement yourElement  clear    driver findElement yourelement  sendKeys  quot  quot

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You can use the code below  It selects the pre-existing value in the field and overwrites it with the new value   driver findElement By xpath   enter your xpath here     sendKeys Keys chord Keys CONTROL   a    enter the new value here

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And was the code helpful  Because the code you are writing should do the thing   driver findElement  locator   clear      If it does not help  then try this   WebElement toClear   driver findElement  locator    toClear sendKeys Keys CONTROL    a    toClear sendKeys Keys DELETE     maybe you will have to do some convert of the Keys CONTROL    a  to CharSequence  but the first approach should do the magic

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The following function will delete the input character one by one till the input field is empty using PromiseWhile  driver clearKeys   function element  value     return element getAttribute  value   then function val        if  val length  gt  0          return new Promise function resolve  reject            var len          len   val length          return promiseWhile function                return 0  lt  len             function               return new Promise function resolve  reject                len--              return element sendKeys webdriver Key BACK SPACE  then function                                return resolve true                                            then function               return resolve true

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clear   didn t work for me  But this did   input sendKeys Keys CONTROL  Keys chord  a       select all text in textbox input sendKeys Keys BACK SPACE     delete it input sendKeys  new text      enter new text

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driver findElement locator  clear   - This command will work in all cases

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For page object model -    FindBy xpath    foo      public WebElement textBox    now in your function   public void clearExistingText String newText       textBox clear        textBox sendKeys newText         for general selenium architecture -  driver findElement By xpath    yourxpath    clear    driver findElement By xpath    yourxpath    sendKeys  newText

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