Key Down Up

Simulates a keypress, including both the key-down and key-up events, for a specified key or a combination of keys on an HTML element. Supports function keys, alphanumeric keys, and keyboard shortcuts with modifiers (such as Control, Alt, or Shift).

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

Example

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

Inputs

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
Selector	string	Yes		CSS selector or XPath to locate the HTML input, textarea, or other editable element where the text will be entered.
iFrame Selector	string			CSS selector or XPath to locate the iframe containing the target element. Leave empty if the element is not inside an iframe.
iFrame Selectors	array			An 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.
Key or key combination	string			Specifies the key or a combination of keys to be pressed. Supported keys include: - Function keys: F1-F12 - Alphanumeric keys: 0-9, a-z, A-Z - Special keys: Backspace, Tab, Enter, Escape, Delete, ArrowUp, ArrowDown, ArrowLeft, ArrowRight, etc. - Modifier keys: Shift, Control, Alt, Meta - Key combinations: Control+O, Shift+Tab, Control+Shift+T, t+e+s+t+1 When using combinations, modifier keys are held while subsequent keys are pressed and released in sequence.