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Key Down

Sends a key down action to an HTML element, simulating the key being pressed without being released.

Category: Web Element Interaction · Group: Web · Activity name: KeyDown

The KeyDown activity in the designer

Example

KeyDown("<selector>", "<key>", iframeSelector="<iframeSelector>", iframeSelectors=[])

Inputs

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
SelectorstringYesCSS selector or XPath to identify the web element.
iFrame SelectorstringCSS selector or XPath to locate the iframe containing the target element. Leave empty if the element is not inside an iframe.
iFrame SelectorsarrayAn ordered array of CSS selectors or XPaths to locate nested iframes containing the target element. Provide selectors in order from outermost to innermost iframe (e.g., ['#parent-frame', '.child-frame'] for an element inside a child iframe that's within a parent iframe). Leave empty if the element is not inside any iframes.
KeystringYesKey to be sent to the specified element to be pressed down. Examples of the keys are: F1 - F12, Digit0- Digit9, 0-9, KeyA- KeyZ, a-z, Backquote, Minus, Equal, Backslash, Backspace, Tab, Delete, Escape, ArrowDown, End, Enter, Home, Insert, PageDown, PageUp, ArrowRight, ArrowUp, etc. Following modification shortcuts are also supported: Shift, Control, Alt, Meta, ShiftLeft.