Typing the Enter/Return key using Python and Selenium
import org.openqa.selenium.KeysWebElement.sendKeys(Keys.RETURN);
The import
statement is for Java. For other languages, it is maybe different. For example, in Python it is from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
Java
driver.findElement(By.id("Value")).sendKeys(Keys.RETURN);
OR,
driver.findElement(By.id("Value")).sendKeys(Keys.ENTER);
Python
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keysdriver.find_element_by_name("Value").send_keys(Keys.RETURN)
OR,
driver.find_element_by_name("Value").send_keys(Keys.ENTER)
OR,
element = driver.find_element_by_id("Value")element.send_keys("keysToSend")element.submit()
Ruby
element = @driver.find_element(:name, "value")element.send_keys "keysToSend"element.submit
OR,
element = @driver.find_element(:name, "value")element.send_keys "keysToSend"element.send_keys:return
OR,
@driver.action.send_keys(:enter).perform@driver.action.send_keys(:return).perform
C#
driver.FindElement(By.Id("Value")).SendKeys(Keys.Return);
OR,
driver.FindElement(By.Id("Value")).SendKeys(Keys.Enter);
You can use either of Keys.ENTER
or Keys.RETURN
. Here are some details:
Usage:
Java:
Using
Keys.ENTER
:import org.openqa.selenium.Keys; driver.findElement(By.id("element_id")).sendKeys(Keys.ENTER);
Using
Keys.RETURN
import org.openqa.selenium.Keys; driver.findElement(By.id("element_id")).sendKeys(Keys.RETURN);
Python:
Using
Keys.ENTER
:from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys driver.find_element_by_id("element_id").send_keys(Keys.ENTER)
Using
Keys.RETURN
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys driver.find_element_by_id("element_id").send_keys(Keys.RETURN)
Keys.ENTER
and Keys.RETURN
both are from org.openqa.selenium.Keys
, which extends java.lang.Enum<Keys>
and implements java.lang.CharSequence
Enum Keys
Enum Keys is the representations of pressable keys that aren't text. These are stored in the Unicode PUA (Private Use Area) code points, 0xE000-0xF8FF.
Key Codes:
The special keys codes
for them are as follows:
- RETURN =
u'\ue006'
- ENTER =
u'\ue007'
The implementation of all the Enum Keys
are handled the same way.
Hence these is No Functional
or Operational
difference while working with either sendKeys(Keys.ENTER);
or WebElement.sendKeys(Keys.RETURN);
through Selenium.
Enter Key and Return Key
On computer keyboards, the Enter (or the Return on Mac OS X) in most cases causes a command line, window form, or dialog box to operate its default function. This is typically to finish an "entry" and begin the desired process and is usually an alternative to pressing an OK button.
The Return is often also referred as the Enter and they usually perform identical functions; however in some particular applications (mainly page layout) Return operates specifically like the Carriage Return key from which it originates. In contrast, the Enter is commonly labelled with its name in plain text on generic PC keyboards.