inputText fails to populate native <input type="date"> fields correctly #3233

0xjemm · 2026-04-28T21:32:48Z

0xjemm
Apr 28, 2026

When using inputText to fill a native HTML <input type="date"> field, the value is not entered correctly. The month and day segments may populate partially, but the year segment is consistently wrong (e.g., entering "12011998" results in something like "02/02/0002").

Fishbowler · 2026-04-28T21:48:01Z

Fishbowler
Apr 28, 2026
Collaborator

This is in a web test? Is it reproducible with a very simple HTML page and a probably 3-line test flow?

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0xjemm Apr 28, 2026
Author

Yes ive written a simple html and test flow you can try:

HTML

<html>
<head>
  <title>DOB Test</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 40px; max-width: 600px; }
    label { display: block; margin-top: 20px; font-weight: bold; }
    input[type="date"] { font-size: 18px; padding: 10px; width: 300px; margin-top: 8px; }
    .display { margin-top: 30px; padding: 16px; background: #f0f0f0; border-radius: 6px; }
    .display strong { color: #0066cc; }
    .log { margin-top: 20px; font-family: monospace; font-size: 12px; max-height: 200px; overflow: auto; background: #222; color: #0f0; padding: 12px; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>DOB Test</h1>

  <label for="dob">Date of birth</label>
  <input type="date" id="dob" />

  <div class="display">
    Current value: <strong id="value-display">(empty)</strong>
  </div>

  <div class="log" id="log"></div>

  <script>
    const dob = document.getElementById('dob')
    const display = document.getElementById('value-display')
    const log = document.getElementById('log')

    function update() {
      display.textContent = dob.value || '(empty)'
    }
    function logEvent(name) {
      const t = new Date().toISOString().slice(11, 23)
      log.innerHTML = `[${t}] ${name}: "${dob.value}"<br>` + log.innerHTML
    }

    dob.addEventListener('input', () => { update(); logEvent('input') })
    dob.addEventListener('change', () => { update(); logEvent('change') })
    dob.addEventListener('blur', () => logEvent('blur'))
    dob.addEventListener('focus', () => logEvent('focus'))
    update()
  </script>
</body>
</html>

Test Flow

url:index.html
name: DOB isolation test
---
- tapOn:
    text: "Date of birth"
- inputText: "02111990"
- assertVisible: "1990-02-11"

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LVSant · 2026-05-08T17:19:42Z

LVSant
May 8, 2026

Opened a PR with a fix for this: #3270

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