Selenium chrome Keys.ENTER not working on 'title-input'

Question

I am having a problem sending the ENTER key using selenium. I've tried a variety of ways but it seems none of them are working.

Element code :

<span _ngcontent -c10>elementName</span>

After choosing the element, the element is changed to

 <input _ngcontent -c10 class="title-input" type="text">

-I have made sure I have the right element.

-Whenever there's a "RETURN" I also tried using "ENTER".

Things I tried:

--1--

textBox.click();
textBox.sendKeys(Keys.RETURN);

--2--

Actions actions = new Actions(driver);
actions.click(textBox);
actions.sendKeys(textBox, Keys.RETURN);

--3--

driver.getKeyBoard().pressKey(Keys.RETURN);
Thread.sleep(100);
driver.getKeyBoard().releaseKey(Keys.RETURN);

--4--

Robot r = new Robot();
textBox.click();
r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
Thread.sleep(100);
r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);

Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

A bit more of outerHTML as DebanjanB requested :

<div _ngcontent-c6 class="tab clicked" style="width: 50%;">
  <tab-header _ngcontent-c6 _nghost-c10>
    <span _ngcontent-c10 class="tab-header-name">
      <!---->
      <input _ngcontent-c10 class="title-input" type="text"> == $0
      <!---->
    </span>
    <!---->
    <span _ngcontent -c10 id="delete-tab" class="can-delete">x</span>
    <!---->
    <!---->
    <img _ngcontent-c10 id="not-pin-tab" src="assets/images/notPin.png">
  <tab-header>
</div>

Once the element is changes to `` why do you want to send only `Keys.RETURN` when it is `type="text"` ? — undetected Selenium, Feb 25 '18 at 12:51
Which input? Did you remove some steps in-between? I think `_ngcontent` and `-c10` will take care to save your input. You just need to [`focusout`](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/onfocusout) — undetected Selenium, Feb 25 '18 at 12:59
I'm afraid it does not.. Any other ideas? At the moment the only way to save it is by clicking Enter.. As I only develop the automation I've posted what I found using F12 — Shahar Azar, Feb 25 '18 at 13:24
Can you update the question with a bit more of the _outerHTML_ to confirm if the element is within a form ? — undetected Selenium, Feb 25 '18 at 13:29

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 25 '18 at 14:14

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As you mentioned that Keys.RETURN didn't work here are a few alternatives :

As the WebElement is a Angular Element you have to induce WebDriverWait for the element to be clickable as follows :

WebElement my_element = new WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(textBox));

Next you can attempt for the click() and sending Keys.RETURN as follows :
```
my_element.click()
my_element.sendKeys(Keys.RETURN);
```
You can also try for Keys.Enter as an alternative as follows :
```
my_element.click()
my_element.sendKeys(Keys.ENTER); 
```
You can find a detailed discussion in What is the best practice to simulate an ENTER or RETURN using Selenium WebDriver
Incase the WebElement is with in a <form> tag you can also try to invoke submit() as follows :
```
my_element.click()
my_element.submit();
```

answered Feb 25 '18 at 14:14

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It seems like I do not have ExpectedConditions class, do you have any other suggestions? I do have "ExpectedCondition " under the same path. Thanks! – Shahar Azar Feb 25 '18 at 14:24
Add the import, that should be simple. – undetected Selenium Feb 25 '18 at 14:28
I'm working on a seperated network and importing the class will be a long way which can take up to 72 hours which is why I've asked if you got any other suggestions :) – Shahar Azar Feb 25 '18 at 14:43
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Thanks this was driving me crazy for hours. Had the same problem as op. This solution worked the best! – Isaac Egglestone Apr 25 '22 at 08:07

Selenium chrome Keys.ENTER not working on 'title-input'

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