'sendKeys' method shows error during compilation

[guruprasad81]

I get an error when i use sendKeys method.

my java code is below:

package com.selenium;

import org.openqa.selenium.*;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver;

public class WebDriverTest {

public static void main(String[] args) {
WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();
driver.get("http://www.wikipedia.org");
driver.findElement(By.id("searchInput")).sendKeys("Selenium Software");
}

}

The error is

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem:
The method sendKeys(CharSequence[]) in the type WebElement is not applicable for the arguments (String)

Kindly help resolving this issue..

[softwaretestingforum]

Does not look wrong, Could you post snap shot of IDE where you encounter the error?

[guruprasad81]

Hi Tarun, i have attached the screenshot of my IDE.

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Does not look wrong, Could you post snap shot of IDE where you encounter the error?

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[softwaretestingforum]

Package definition is wrong (first line)
It should be -

com.selenium;

[guruprasad81]

IDE.jpg Sorry that i din't notice that typo. But here is the actual error which i have attached.

[guruprasad81]

As a work around i found this: package com.selenium; import org.openqa.selenium.*; import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver; public class WebDriverTest { public static void main(String[] args) { WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver(); driver.get("http://www.wikipedia.org"); //driver.findElement(By.id("searchInput")).sendKeys("Selenium Software"); CharSequence[] arr = {"selenium software"}; driver.findElement(By.id("searchInput")).sendKeys(arr); } }

[nitincool4urchat]

I'm using selenium 2.31 and I'm also having the same error in Netbeans.

Don't know what's going wrong. It used to work with earlier versions. I guess the method signature
takes CharSequence vargs, may be that has something to do.

Attached is the compilation error showing snapshot.

[softwaretestingforum]

String is also character array.
Could you place mouse on error and highlight it?

[pratyush]

hi ,

i know whats error coming here. actually error is :


Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem:
        The method sendKeys(CharSequence[]) in the type WebElement is not
applicable for the arguments (String)

Solution :

Actually its not selenium error its error from perticular eclipse version.
we can set it from backend also .

OR

USE anonomous string array like :
driver.findElement(By.name("q")).sendKeys(new String[] {"Cheese!"});


Description : char sequence[] is always array so we can create object of "string[]" and use it ...
here i have taken anonomous array because we are using it only once.


Thanks and Regards,
Pratyush Mishra