Clear masked input field in Capybara and Rspec

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Is there a way for an input field to be cleared before entering some text into it. I'm fairly new to writing capybara with rspec and I have some trouble with masked input fields.

Here's the method I tried: find('AddressZip').clear fill_in('AddressZip', :with => '77487')

I tried searching for similar methods, but haven't found anything. Help would be much appreciated.

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 13 '13 at 18:49

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I don't know if there are any better solutions but I've been using this

 page.execute_script("$('#{field_id}').val('');")

answered Aug 13 '13 at 18:49

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Thanks for the response, appreciate it. Turns out there is a much simpler method, clicking the input field first and then using the fill_in method will work. – cloudrunner Aug 13 '13 at 19:28

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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To my knowledge, execute_script ignores scopes defined using whithin. It's verbose too.

Better to use either

fill_in locator, with: ''

or

find(complex_selector).set ''

as described in the accepted answer for this question

edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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answered Mar 27 '15 at 16:05

Cec

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 13 '18 at 17:31

Normally clearing a text field is as simple as fill_in locator, with: '' but this did not work for me with a certain field controlled by a Vue.js component. After trying 5 different workarounds proposed on SO I ended up having to resort to using the send_keys method with :backspace, E.G:

10.times { find(:css, "input[name$='title']").send_keys(:backspace) }

Clear masked input field in Capybara and Rspec

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