TypeText Keywords

Below are lists of the following types of TypeText keywords:

For information about using TypeText keywords, see Typing on the SUT.

General TypeText Keywords

To press this key... Type this keyword (without quotation marks)

0, 1…9 (on Keypad)

Keypad0, Keypad1...Keypad9

Alt (Windows; For Mac, use Option)

AltKey

Application key (Windows)

ApplicationKey

Arrow down

DownArrow

Arrow left

LeftArrow

Arrow right

RightArrow

Arrow up

UpArrow

Backslash (\)

Backslash

Backspace/Delete

Backspace

Begin

BeginKey

Command

CommandKey

Command down

CommandDown

Command up

CommandUp

Control

ControlKey

Control down

ControlDown

Control up

ControlUp

Decimal (. on Keypad)

KeypadDecimal

Delete forward

DeleteKey

Divide (/ on Keypad)

KeypadDivide

End

EndKey

Enter

Enter

Escape

Escape

Function keys

f1, f2, …f35

Home

HomeKey

Insert

InsertKey

Minus (- on Keypad)

KeypadMinus

Numlock

NumLock

Option

OptionKey

Page Down

PageDown

Page Up

PageUp

Pause/Break

PauseBreak

Plus (+ on Keypad)

KeypadPlus

Printscreen

PrintScreen

Return (linefeed / newline / LF)*

Return

Scroll Lock

ScrollLock

Shift

ShiftKey

Shift down

ShiftDown

Shift up

ShiftUp

Spacebar Space

Tab

Tab

Times (* on Keypad)

KeypadTimes

Windows

WindowsKey

Windows Alt

WindowsAltKey

Windows Alt down

WindowsAltDown

Windows Alt up

WindowsAltUp

All keys (KeyUp command only)

AllKeys

All modifier keys (KeyUp command only)

AllModifierKeys

All non-modifier keys (KeyUp command only)

AllNonModifierKeys

Note: Return is the same as linefeed / newline / LF (Unicode 10). However, Returnkey is the same as CR / CReturn / CarriageReturn (Unicode 13).
Tip: You can also use SenseTalk constants or predefined variables.

TypeText Keywords for Mobile Control

iOS Control Mapping

iOS control TypeText keywords
Double-press Home Button (This command must be entered as one line. If you use two separate lines, the device registers two separate home button presses, not a double-press.) HomeButton, HomeButton
Home Button HomeButton
Power Button PowerButton
Return (This command hits any iOS return key, i.e., "Go," "Search") ReturnKey
Rotate the screen of the device (This command works with eggOn for iOS 5 and 6 and through iOS Gateway with iOS 7 and 8.) RotateMobile
Volume up

VolumeUpButton
KeypadPlus

Volume down VolumeDownButton
KeypadMinus

Android Control Mapping

Note: This is currently available with the VMLite VNC Server, available through the Play store.
Android control TypeText keywords
Back EscapeKey
Hard Home Key HomeKey
HomeButton
Menu Button MenuButton
Navigation down DownArrow
Navigation left LeftArrow
Navigation right RightArrow
Navigation up UpArrow
Rotate Mobile Device RotateMobile
Scroll through apps Tab
Tap selected app Return
Volume up KeypadPlus
Volume down KeypadMinus

Keywords available on Android devices that support these keys:

Android control TypeText keywords
Application Key ApplicationKey
Back Button BackButton
Dismiss Button DismissButton
Edit Button EditButton
Hard Menu Key EndKey
Power Button PowerButton
Return Key ReturnKey
Unlock Button PowerButton
UnlockButton
Volume Down VolumeDownButton
Volume Up VolumeUpButton

Keywords for Apple TV Control

These keywords enable you to mimic pushing buttons on the Apple TV remote control.

Remote Button TypeText Keyword
Left LeftArrow
Right RightArrow
Up UpArrow
Down DownArrow
Menu menuButton
Select selectButton
Home homeButton
Play/Pause playButton

 

This topic was last updated on August 19, 2021, at 03:30:51 PM.

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