Trying to write in text area using selenium

Question

I'm trying to comment in Instagram post by using selenium (java). Instagram Comment box in textArea, How can I add comment?
I did this...

WebElement cmdbox = driver.findElement(By.tagName("textarea"));
cmdbox.clear();
Thread.sleep(2000);
cmdbox.sendKeys("sample text");
Thread.sleep(3000);

I got this error

actually i write code for search #tags its works but now trying to auto comment, it simply clicks the comment box — Sachin, Dec 16 '20 at 08:04

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 16 '20 at 08:34

ElementNotInteractableException is Thrown to indicate that although an element is present on the DOM, it is not in a state that can be interacted with.

aka it is in the DOM but you cannot click on it yet. There are a few ways to solve this using ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable() is one way. A helper method could help before calling click.

 public static void waitForElementClickable(WebDriver webdriver, By by, long timeout) {
    WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(webdriver, timeout);
    wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(by));
  }

yaa... now it click the element. but not add the text to the comment box. — Sachin, Dec 16 '20 at 09:04

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 16 '20 at 09:19

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WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(webdriver, timeout); //15 can be ideal for timeout

//the code to clear area

wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.tagName("textarea"))).clear();

//the code to sendKeys

wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.tagName("textarea"))).sendKeys("sample text");

if this does not work, you can use By.CssSelector("textarea.Ypffh") as another alternative to the By.tagName("textarea")

answered Dec 16 '20 at 09:19

Hacci56

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ok let me try this... – Sachin Dec 17 '20 at 14:33
ok if u have any problem let me know – Hacci56 Dec 19 '20 at 10:04

Trying to write in text area using selenium

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