Selenium: How to delete single characters from a textbox?

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Using Selenium how to delete single characters from a textbox using Selenium?

I have to delete the last 2 characters from text box.

Ex: ABCD to AB

user246 · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-23 18:01:00Z

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If you are using Java, try this to delete one character:

element.sendKeys("\u0008");

answered Jun 23 '11 at 12:39

user246

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Thanks a lot. But what this "\u0008" is? ASCII value of backspace is 0x08
– smriti
Jun 24 '11 at 12:31
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"\u0008" is Unicode for the backspace character. The sendKeys method takes a CharacterSequence as input. "\u0008" is a CharacterSequence; 0x08 is an integer instead of a CharacterSequence. Moreover, you cannot use 0x notation to encode characters within a Java string.
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Jun 24 '11 at 13:07

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Mark Mayo · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-03 05:48:50Z

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While using the ASCII valid (\u008) is valid, there are already defines for this which makes your code more readable, as such:

element.sendKeys(Keys.BACK_SPACE);

For a list of the key names, there's some official documentation.

answered Jun 3 '13 at 5:48

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