Can selenium handle autocomplete?

Question

I have a test case that requires typing in a partial value into an ajax based textfield and verifying the list has the expected content. If it does, select the content. An

Answer 1

We had some problems with typeKeys. sendKeys seems to become the final solution, but it is still experimental. From the reference:

This command is experimental. It may replace the typeKeys command in the future.

For those who are interested in the details, unlike the typeKeys command, which tries to fire the keyDown, the keyUp and the keyPress events, this command is backed by the atoms from Selenium 2 and provides a much more robust implementation that will be maintained in the future.