Keyboard actions (keyDown, keyUp) in Selenium Java - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to press the SHIFT key down using Selenium Actions.

Selenium Java

Actions actions = new Actions(driver);
actions.[1](Keys.SHIFT).perform();

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AkeyDown

BkeyUp

Cclick

DsendKeys

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using keyUp instead of keyDown, which releases the key instead of pressing it.

Using sendKeys which types characters instead of pressing keys down.

The keyDown method presses a key down without releasing it, which is needed to hold SHIFT.

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medium

Complete the code to release the SHIFT key after holding it down.

Selenium Java

Actions actions = new Actions(driver);
actions.keyDown(Keys.SHIFT).[1](Keys.SHIFT).perform();

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AsendKeys

BkeyUp

Cclick

DdoubleClick

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using sendKeys which types characters instead of releasing keys.

Using click which clicks the mouse instead of keyboard keys.

The keyUp method releases a key that was pressed down earlier.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to hold CTRL key and press 'a' to select all text.

Selenium Java

Actions actions = new Actions(driver);
actions.keyDown(Keys.[1]).sendKeys("a").keyUp(Keys.CONTROL).perform();

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AENTER

BSHIFT

CALT

DCONTROL

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using SHIFT or ALT instead of CONTROL for select all.

Mismatching keys in keyDown and keyUp.

The keyDown and keyUp methods must use the same key. Here, CTRL is used to select all text with 'a'.

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hard

Fill both blanks to hold ALT, press TAB, then release ALT to switch windows.

Selenium Java

Actions actions = new Actions(driver);
actions.[1](Keys.[2]).sendKeys(Keys.TAB).keyUp(Keys.ALT).perform();

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AkeyDown

BCONTROL

CALT

DkeyUp

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using keyUp instead of keyDown to press the key.

Using CONTROL instead of ALT for window switching.

To switch windows, hold ALT key down, press TAB, then release ALT key.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to hold SHIFT, type 'hello', then release SHIFT.

Selenium Java

Actions actions = new Actions(driver);
actions.[1](Keys.[2]).sendKeys("hello").[3](Keys.SHIFT).perform();

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AkeyDown

BSHIFT

CkeyUp

DCONTROL

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using CONTROL instead of SHIFT for uppercase typing.

Using keyUp before sendKeys which causes errors.

Hold SHIFT down to type uppercase 'HELLO', then release SHIFT key.