[IOS] [Simulator] sendkeys wrong text on ios simulator 9.3

Issues/Bugs
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Hi appium,

I setup an automation test using java. I wanna update my username by clear text and then sendKey: “Maldives island”. This is my code:

“‘textElement.clear();
textElement.sendKeys( “Maldives island”);’”

textElement.clear() run clear all text but i do not know why still have a character “m” on text box.
textElement.sendKeys( “Maldives island”) run but the string “mmmimmnnln mimmsmms” was filled on text box.

Please help me in this case.

Thanks

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use better setValue with iOS it is 100 times faster.

textElement.setValue("your_text")
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I don know why, but i do not see setValue when i use textElement
What do i need import more to use setValue ?>.<

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((IOSElement) textElement).setValue("some_value")
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oh, i used WebElement. I can use setValue, it run so great, thanks you so much!

But end of action, the textbox is: “mMaldives island”. Why have “m” in textbox ?
This is my code:

textElement.clear();
textElement.setValue( “Maldives island”);

Please help me

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you need to investigate yourself. possible solutions:

  1. insert pause after clear and see if something left in input
  2. try to clear 2 times (no idea maybe helps)
  3. try to set value = “”
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I investigated the reason, the hint text of keyboard change sended text. How can i turn off hint text or avoid this case?

8

you should be able to disable it in same way as on real phone in settings

9

yeah, fixed it. Thanks you so much for amazing supported!