Selenium : Enter the text in div using xpath

Question

In selenium for inputbox, we can enter value like :

WebElement inputBox = driver.findElement(By.xpath(xpath)));
inputBox.sendKeys(\"abc\");

Answer 1

Sendkeys is used to type in the input field with tag name 'input' You cannot use sendkeys here

Rather you will have to use JavascriptExecutorto do this

JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
js.executeScript("document.getElementById('Div_Id').innerHTML="+ DesiredText);

Answer 2

You can update the DIV text using JavaScript

JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
js.executeScript("document.getElementById('Div_Id').innerHTML="+ DesiredText);

Using XPATH in JavaScript

JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
js.executeScript("document.evaluate(xpathExpresion, document, null, 9, null).singleNodeValue.innerHTML="+ DesiredText);

Reference

Answer 3

You cannot edit this div using send keys as it has no Input to send to. Instead, try and edit the text field of the div.