getVal for input

[philn5d]

from the FAQ.md

"The result of getText from an input element is always empty

This is a webdriver quirk. and <textarea> elements always have empty getText values. Instead, try element.getAttribute('value') ."

Why not make a getValue() or getVal()? Or map getText() if the input type is input or textarea?

I know it seems trivial to do so, but there are maybe some reasons?

Suggest modeling getVal() after JQuery val(), maybe I'm not the first to make this suggestion, but it didn't seem to come up in an issues search.

[juliemr]

Seems reasonable, we'd look at a PR for this.