The aim here is to create an automation script that interacts with textboxes and textareas. We will assume that the textbox/textarea element has been found by means of its ID (we will go deeper into the findElement method in an upcoming section):

WebElement textArea = driver.findElement(By.
id("aboutYourself"));

Open the https://trainingbypackt.github.io/Beginning-Selenium/lesson_3/exercise_3_1.html file and use IntelliJ IDEA for the creation of a Selenium script. 

The steps for completion of this process are as follows:

1. Review and analyze the structure and behavior of the https://trainingbypackt.github.io/Beginning-Selenium/lesson_3/exercise_3_1.html file.
2. Create a new Java file for the automation script. Make sure that you include the required libraries:

package com.beginningselenium.selenium;

import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.StaleElementReferenceException;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;

3. Locate the textarea of the By.id "aboutYourself":

WebElement textArea = driver.findElement(By.
id("aboutYourself"));

4. Verify that the textarea is enabled and visible:

if (textArea.isEnabled() && textArea.isDisplayed())

5. Using the System.out.println method in the if loop, display messages indicating whether the verification was successful or not:

System.out.println("The text area is visible and
displayed");
else {
        System.out.println("Something went wrong, the text
area is not visible and displayed");
     }

6. If the textarea is enabled and visible, verify that it is empty:

// Checking for an empty text area
if ("".equals(textArea.getAttribute("value")))

7. Using the System.out.println method, display messages indicating whether the verification was successful or not:

{
        System.out.println("The text area is empty");
    } else {
        System.out.println("Something is wrong, the text
area NOT empty");
    }

8. Input some text and then verify that the text was actually typed:

textArea.sendKeys("This is a sample text.");
if ("This is a sample text.".equals(textArea.
getAttribute("value")))

9. Using the System.out.println method, display messages indicating whether the verification was successful or not and that the name was sent.

{
        System.out.println("Text was correctly typed into
the text area.");
    } else {
        System.out.println("Something went wrong, text
was not typed into the text area.");
    }

10. Clear the textarea contents and verify that it is empty:

textArea.clear();
if ("".equals(textArea.getAttribute("value")))

11. Using the System.out.println method, display messages indicating whether the verification was successful or not and that the name was sent:

{
        System.out.println("The text area is empty after
cleaning it though a Selenium command");
    } else {
        System.out.println("Something went wrong, the
text area was not cleaned");
    }

12. Compile and run the script.