Able to type non numeric/special characters in a numeric locked text field

meviks · April 25, 2018, 6:29am

Hi,

I am able to type non numeric/special characters in a numeric locked text field.

I tried using sendkeys() and setValue() with and without cap.setCapability(“unicodeKeyboard”, true);, but still able to type somehow.

java-client - 5.0.0-BETA6
Appium version - 1.8.0-beta3

wreed · April 25, 2018, 5:44pm

Have you tried doing this manually? Honestly it sounds like a bug in the app.

meviks · April 26, 2018, 2:05am

Initially I also thought that this could be a bug, but as can be seen in screenshot, the keypad is numeric, and alphabets can’t be typed, so manually its not reproducible. But only when script is trying to type its able to.

wreed · April 26, 2018, 6:56am

Ok, that’s reasonable. Ever heard the joke about the patient who tells the doctor, “It hurts when I do this.”. Doctor says, “Don’t do that.”. I think you are in a situation where the automation is going beyond the user’s ability when they use the app. You may have to just rework the test case.

You can, of course, file a bug if you are so inclined. Seems like one to me.

mathewkuruvila · April 30, 2018, 2:57am

Can you check the following in your app

copy/paste non numeric characters
Error after entering non numeric character