Set hidden input value in Selenium?

Question

We have hidden input fields on our form and we need Selenium to set the value of those fields. What is the best way to set the value of hidden inputs via Selenium IDE?

Answer 1

Late to the party...

When you use the IDE, you can add the command type with target id=yourID and value field value, this seems to work.

Copy the text below and paste it in the IDE to try it out

<tr>
    <td>type</td>
    <td>id=yourID</td>
    <td>field value</td>
</tr>

This seems to work for me (Selenium 2.9.1)

Answer 2

Easiest way I could find:

Command: runScript

Value:

javascript{this.browserbot.getCurrentWindow().document.getElementById('hiddenElementId').value='TheValue'}