Performing a copy and paste with Selenium 2

Question

Is there any way to perform a copy and paste using Selenium 2 and the Python bindings?

I\'ve highlighted the element I want to copy and then I perform the following

Answer 1

If you want to copy a cell text from the table and paste in search box,

Actions Class : For handling keyboard and mouse events selenium provided Actions Class

///

/// This Function is used to double click and select a cell text , then its used ctrl+c

/// then click on search box then ctrl+v also verify

/// 

/// 

public void SelectAndCopyPasteCellText(string text)

{

  var cellText = driver.FindElement(By.Id("CellTextID"));

  if (cellText!= null)

  {

    Actions action = new Actions(driver);

    action.MoveToElement(cellText).DoubleClick().Perform(); // used for Double click and select the text

    action = new Actions(driver);

    action.KeyDown(Keys.Control);

    action.SendKeys("c");

    action.KeyUp(Keys.Control);

    action.Build().Perform(); // copy is performed

    var searchBox = driver.FindElement(By.Id("SearchBoxID"));

    searchBox.Click(); // clicked on search box

    action = new Actions(driver);

    action.KeyDown(Keys.Control);

    action.SendKeys("v");

    action.KeyUp(Keys.Control);

    action.Build().Perform(); // paste is performed

    var value = searchBox.GetAttribute("value"); // fetch the value search box

    Assert.AreEqual(text, value, "Selection and copy paste is not working");

  }

}

KeyDown(): This method simulates a keyboard action when a specific keyboard key needs to press.

KeyUp(): The keyboard key which presses using the KeyDown() method, doesn’t get released automatically, so keyUp() method is used to release the key explicitly.

SendKeys(): This method sends a series of keystrokes to a given web element.