Class Type

Type specified input into an element specified by a locator.

Deprecated

In most cases, you should use Fill.in instead. You only need to press keys one by one if there is special keyboard handling on the page - in this case use Press.characters.

Hierarchy

  • Action
    • Type

Properties

abilityAlias? callStack?

Methods - Factory

in

Methods - Other

addToCallStack setCallStackInitializeCalledWith withAbilityAlias

Methods - called internally

performAs

Properties

Optional abilityAlias

abilityAlias?: string

Optional callStack

callStack?: CallStackInfo[]

Methods - Factory

Static in

  • in(locator, input, options?): Type

  • Finds the specified locator and will it with the specified input string.

    Parameters

    • locator: Locator

      the locator.

    • input: string

      the input.

    • Optional options: TypeActionOptions

      (optional) options for the type action.

    Returns Type

    new Type instance

    Example

    simple call with just locator

    Type.in(
      page.locator('myLocator'),
      'myInput'
    );

    with options

    Type.in(
      page.locator('myLocator'),
      'myInput',
      { timeout: 3000 }
    );

Methods - Other

addToCallStack

  • addToCallStack(entry): void

  • Parameters

    • entry: CallStackInfo

    Returns void

setCallStackInitializeCalledWith

  • setCallStackInitializeCalledWith(calledWith): void

  • Parameters

    • calledWith: CallStackCalledWith

    Returns void

withAbilityAlias

  • withAbilityAlias(alias): this

  • Set the alias which is used for an underlying ability

    Parameters

    • alias: undefined | string

      with which an ability was initialized

    Returns this

    current action

Methods - called internally

performAs

  • performAs(actor): Promise<void>

  • find the specified locator and fill it.

    Parameters

    • actor: Actor

      the actor which is used

    Returns Promise<void>

    Focuses the element, and then sends a keydown, keypress/input, and keyup event for each character in the text.

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