code: public void type(final String text) {
          autoHover();
          if (text == null) return;
          waitUntilEnabled();
          runWithRetries(() -> {
                             elementImpl.locateElement().clear();
                             elementImpl.locateElement().sendKeys(text);
                         });
      }
docs: Clears out the value of the input field first then types specified text.
  
  @param text the text to put into the text area