sendKeys() in Selenium web driver

Question

I am new to Selenium. I just want to send keys to a username text box and send a tab key both at a time so that text box can check for availability of username.

Answer 1

I have found that creating a var to hold the WebElement and the call the sendKeys() works for me.

WebElement speedCurrentCell = driver.findElement(By.id("Speed_current"));
speedCurrentCell.sendKeys("1300");