How to get a text with selenium if the element doesn't show it?

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I'm new using selenium. I am with some issues. I need to get the text or value of an element, but it isn't showed in HTML code.

For example, in this site (https://www.primefaces.org/showcase/ui/input/inputText.xhtml?jfwid=ec4b4) if I type something in the first input text, the text/value isn't showed in HTML code, so I can't assert it.

Can someone help me?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 08 '21 at 07:54

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Please try with the below code. It worked for me.

    driver.get("https://www.primefaces.org/showcase/ui/input/inputText.xhtml?jfwid=27a6e");     
    WebElement textfield = driver.findElement(By.id("j_idt302"));
    textfield.sendKeys("selenium");
    System.out.println(textfield.getAttribute("value"));

answered May 08 '21 at 07:54

arpita biswas

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I've tried this a time ago, but it didn't work. I don't know why, but now it worked! Thank you guys for all the answers! – Michel Varella May 08 '21 at 18:16

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 07 '21 at 04:07

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Try getting field's attribute named value:

driver.findElement(By.cssSelector(input[id=j_idt302])).getAttribute("value");

I had a similar question once Finding shadow DOM text with selenium and CSS

answered May 07 '21 at 04:07

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 07 '21 at 13:22

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Try this xpath driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//input[@id='username2']")).getAttribute("value")

answered May 07 '21 at 13:22

itronic1990

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How to get a text with selenium if the element doesn't show it?

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