SendKeysAction Class

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Represents a test action that sends text or an array of keys.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Common.UITestAction
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Common.InputAction
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Common.SendKeysAction

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Common
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Common (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Common.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class SendKeysAction _
    Inherits InputAction

public class SendKeysAction : InputAction

public ref class SendKeysAction : public InputAction

type SendKeysAction =  
    class
        inherit InputAction
    end

public class SendKeysAction extends InputAction

The SendKeysAction type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method SendKeysAction() Initializes a new instance of the SendKeysAction class for XML serialization or deserialization.
Public method SendKeysAction(UITechnologyElement) Initializes a new instance of the SendKeysAction class by using the provided UI element.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property ActionName Gets the name of the action. The set procedure is not supported in this base class. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property ActualThinkTime Gets or sets the think time after processing other playback parameters that are provided by the UIActionInterpreter, such as the ThinkTimeMultiplier. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property AdditionalInfo Gets or sets additional information about this action. (Overrides UITestAction.AdditionalInfo.)
Public property Comment Gets or sets a comment for this action. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property ContinueOnError Gets or sets a value that indicates whether to continue even if this action fails. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property ContinueOnErrorWrapper Gets or sets the value of the ContinueOnError property as a string for serialization. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property ElapsedTime Gets or sets the time span of the action. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property EndTimestamp The timestamp for the end of the action. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property Id Gets or sets a unique numerical identifier for this action. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property IsEncoded Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the text value is encoded.
Public property IsGlobalHotkey Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the input is a global keyboard shortcut. (Inherited from InputAction.)
Public property IsParameterBound If this action can be parameterized, gets or sets a value that indicates whether the action is bound to a test parameter. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property IsParameterizable Gets a value that indicates whether this action can be parameterized. (Overrides UITestAction.IsParameterizable.)
Public property ModifierKeys Gets or sets which modifier keys were pressed. (Inherited from InputAction.)
Public property NeedFiltering Gets or sets a value that indicates whether this action can be processed by a UITestActionFilter. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property ParameterName Gets or sets the name of the corresponding parameter for the action value. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property StartTimestamp Gets or sets the starting time stamp when executing this action. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property Tags Gets a dictionary of additional information about this action that is needed during recording, aggregation, or post-processing. The set procedure is private. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property Text Gets or sets the text to be sent to the element.
Public property TextValue Gets or sets the text of this action, which may be encrypted based on the value of the IsEncoded property.
Public property ThinkTime Gets or sets the number of seconds that are required to execute this action. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property ThinkTimeString Gets or sets the think time for this action by using a string value. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property Timestamp Gets or sets the time stamp for this action. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property UIElement Gets or sets the UI element on which this action operates. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property UIObjectName Gets or sets the name of the UI element on which this action operates. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public property ValueAsString Gets or sets the value of this action as a string. (Overrides UITestAction.ValueAsString.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals Returns a value that indicates whether the given object is equal to this UI test action. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Invoke Invokes this action. (Overrides UITestAction.Invoke(UITestActionInvoker, UIMap).)
Public method IsActionOnProtectedElement Returns a value that indicates whether the associated element is protected.
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method NotifyPropertyChanged Raises the PropertyChanged event. (Inherited from UITestAction.)
Public method ToString Returns the description of this action. (Inherited from UITestAction.)

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Events

  Name Description
Public event PropertyChanged Occurs when a property value changes. (Inherited from UITestAction.)

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Common Namespace