TypeText Keywords
Below are lists of the following types of TypeText keywords:
- General TypeText Keywords
- TypeText Keywords for Mobile Control
- TypeText Keywords for Apple TV Control
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
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 | HomeKeyHomeButton |
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 | PowerButtonUnlockButton |
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 |