How can I able to press search button from keyboard of android device?

[Selvi_Ranganathan]

1.I am using appium for mobile app testing and language as java.
2. I have given below coding to enter the text by using sendkeys.
3. After entering the text, I need to press the search button from keyboard.
4. For that I have used key code event to press the search button. But, search action doesn't happens for me.
5. How to click an search button by using coordinates?

@Test
public static void test_demo() throws Exception {
WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.id("mytextfield"));
element.sendKeys("Chennai");undefined> // press search button
driver.sendKeyEvent(84);

}

[bhaskar]

Hi,

Have you ever tried with the below ones,
1) driver.sendKeyEvent(AndroidKeyCode.ENTER);
2) after your sendKeys("Chennai") ... element.sendKeys(Keys.ENTER);

Please have a try with those and Hope this helps ,

Regards,
Bhaskar.

[Selvi_Ranganathan]

I have tried with above mentioned idea, it doesn't worked out.

[bhaskar]

Do you able to identify that search button in Inspector or UIAutomatorViewer (or) Is there any GO or DONE button displaying on Keyboard or not? Please let me know..!

[Selvi_Ranganathan]

I have manually done this testing by entering text using keyboard and then I have pressed the search icon(magnifier) button in the device keyboard. Its works fine. I am trying to automate this operation. But, I can able to press the other keys in keyboard using keycode events. But, search button is not working. I don't find the reason for this, why its not working. Its sure, its a SEARCH button only.

[bhaskar]

HI @Selvi_Ranganathan ,

Could you please let me know , did you able to identify & handled search button on keyboard ...?

Thanks,
Bhaskar.

[Selvi_Ranganathan]

@bhaskar, Ya I can able to identify and handle the keyboard event.But, the click event doesn't happens for me.

[bhaskar]

Hi @Selvi_Ranganathan ,

Thanks for your reply. Could you please let me know , how did you achieved and what is the alternative for that?

Thanks,
Bhaskar.

[Selvi_Ranganathan]

@bhaskar, I have just checked with whether I can bale to access the other keyboard events via key code. I can able to enter the other text in my text box. But, I don't find the reason for search event doesn't works for me. When an search button click event occurs, it flicks inside the textbox itself.

[bhaskar]

Hi,

Try with the following command. Hope this helps..
adb -s input keyevent KEYCODE_SEARCH

Thanks,
Bhaskar.

[Avinash1]

driver.sendKeyEvent(AndroidKeyCode.ENTER);

Hi Bhaskar…
As you have mentioned I’m facing the problem regarding clicking the Go option and I have it displaying on the keyboard. Could you help me out?