Using JS executor to enter text to a xpath element

Question

I am using selenium and i need to write to and xpath element so far i managed to successfully make a click on it by using this

driver.findElement(
     By.xpath("(.//*[normalize-space(text()) and normalize-space(.)='Vehicle:'])[1]/following::ul[1]"))
     .click();

Then i need to write on it, i've been using this

WebElement ele = driver.findElement(By.xpath("(.//*[normalize space(text()) and normalize-space(.)='Vehicle:'])[1]/following::ul[1]"));

     ((JavascriptExecutor) driver).executeScript("arguments[0].value='SED'",ele);

In the example i tried to write SED but i can't it to enter any text

Answer 1

If you have identified your element correctly and you have used .click() on to get inside the textbox, you can use sendKeys() to enter the value ("SED") in it. In this case you do not need to create a JavascriptExecutor instance

Example:

driver.findElement(By.xpath("(.//*[normalize space(text()) and normalize-space(.)='Vehicle:'])[1]/following::ul[1]")).sendKeys("SED");