Clear sometimes fails

[bootstraponline]

#3367 /cc @boulevardaed

@boulevardaed
I'm using v1.2.2 (REV cf6ff5939ddc6b4d45fcbabfbfe13c950e0058c4). Here's what I found now:

Test case:
two edittexts. The first contains hinted words: "email", the second contains hinted words: "url", with pre-filled text www.123.com.
I need to input "123@456.com" in the first edittext and add /456 into the second one.

My code:
edittext1.sendKeys("123@456.com");
edittext2.clear();
edittext2.sendKeys("www.123.com/456");

Current result:
The first line: email123@456.com
The second line: blank with hinted text: url

Log of clear() part:
info: --> POST /wd/hub/session/7205a5d5-c130-4426-9d0c-8a6e845f2516/element/4/clear {"id":"4"}
info: [debug] Pushing command to appium work queue: ["element:clear",{"elementId":"4"}]
info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got data from client: {"cmd":"action","action":"element:clear","params":{"elementId":"4"}}
info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command of type ACTION
info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Got command action: clear
info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Updating class "class com.android.uiautomator.core.UiDevice" to enable field "mUiAutomationBridge"
info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Updating class "class com.android.uiautomator.core.UiAutomatorBridge" to enable field "mInteractionController"
info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Updating class "class com.android.uiautomator.core.UiDevice" to enable field "mUiAutomationBridge"
info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Updating class "class com.android.uiautomator.core.UiAutomatorBridge" to enable field "mInteractionController"
info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Finding methods on class: class com.android.uiautomator.core.InteractionController
info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Finding methods on class: class com.android.uiautomator.core.InteractionController
info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Finding methods on class: class com.android.uiautomator.core.InteractionController
info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Clearing text not successful using selectAllDelete now trying to send delete keys.
info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Finding methods on class: class com.android.uiautomator.core.UiAutomatorBridge
info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Clearing text not successful falling back to UiAutomator method clear
info: [debug] [BOOTSTRAP] [debug] Returning result: {"value":"Clear text not successful.","status":13}
info: [debug] Responding to client with error: {"status":13,"value":{"message":"An unknown server-side error occurred while processing the command.","origValue":"Clear text not successful."},"sessionId":"7205a5d5-c130-4426-9d0c-8a6e845f2516"}
info: <-- POST /wd/hub/session/7205a5d5-c130-4426-9d0c-8a6e845f2516/element/4/clear 500 16616.424 ms - 195

I know it's hard to fix after so many tries.. Thanks for your effort.

[bootstraponline]

@boulevardaed what type of Android device are you using? Is it an emulator? What API level / device model?

[austenke]

Clear is working fine, the problem is that it doesn't clear the hint text, and so when sendKeys runs .getText it sees the hint text and thinks clear failed.

[bootstraponline]

With the new API the code should be like this instead of sendKeys/clear.

edittext1.setText("123@456.com");
edittext2.setText("www.123.com/456");

[Songroid]

Is setText a WebElement method? How can I use this method under Java? I cannot find the method.

[bootstraponline]

Java has an open issue about adding setText.

[Songroid]

@bootstraponline Thanks. I will give you an update if the method is implemented.

[Songroid]

Here's what I found using the latest commit:

1. For blank edittext with hint, when I use sendKeys(), the hint text is included.
2. For edittext with both hint and pre-filled text, when I use sendKeys() (no clear first), the pre-filled text is included.
3. If the pre-condition is the same with 2, when I use clear() first and then sendKeys(), nothing is input on the edittext and the test case failed immediately.

[bootstraponline]

Unfortunately this is still broken. should be resolved in 1.2.3.

[Songroid]

@bootstraponline Can I have the ticket number to track?

[bootstraponline]

@boulevardaed sure, it's #3526

[kingangelTOT]

android.widget.EditText is 1000000000 and clear it failed; after clear,it is 0;

[kingangelTOT]

devices is samsung note3

[hiteshgupta33]

Any update on this. I am using Appium 1.4.8 (ruby)and clear and send_keys still doesn't seem to work at all

[bootstraponline]

This will be addressed in the new Android backend. Unfortunately there's not a great solution for the existing backend.

[bloomm09]

Just curious, has this issue seen any progress/update?

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