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Asked: June 7, 20262026-06-07T12:37:52+00:00 2026-06-07T12:37:52+00:00

In my rspec test, how do I fill_in a text field using Placeholder. I

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In my rspec test, how do I fill_in a text field using Placeholder. I cannot use id and name as they are auto generated for the nested form.

<input class="input-medium inline" id="user_kids_attributes_new_1342116887461_first_name" name="user[kids_attributes][new_1342116887461][first_name]" placeholder="First Name" size="30" type="text">

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    2026-06-07T12:37:54+00:00Added an answer on June 7, 2026 at 12:37 pm

    Placeholder support will be in the next version of Capybara. For now, try:

    find("input[placeholder='First Name']").set "value"
    
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