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Grafana k6

JavaScript API

k6/browser

Page

press(selector, key[, options])

Open source

press(selector, key[, options])

Warning
Use locator-based locator.press() instead.

Focuses the element, and then uses keyboard.down(key) and keyboard.up(key).

A superset of the key values can be found here.

Following modification shortcuts are also supported: Shift, Control, Alt, Meta, ShiftLeft.

Holding down Shift will type the text that corresponds to the key in the upper case.

If key is a single character, it is case-sensitive, so the values a and A will generate different respective texts.

Shortcuts such as key: "Control+o" or key: "Control+Shift+T" are supported as well. When specified with the modifier, modifier is pressed and being held while the subsequent key is being pressed.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
selector	string	`''`	A selector to search for an element. If there are multiple elements satisfying the selector, the first will be used.
key	string	`''`	Name of the key to press or a character to generate, such as `ArrowLeft` or `a`. A superset of the key values can be found here.
options	object	`null`
options.delay	number	`0`	Milliseconds to wait between `keydown` and `keyup`.
options.noWaitAfter	boolean	`false`	If set to `true` and a navigation occurs from performing this action, it will not wait for it to complete.
options.strict	boolean	`false`	When `true`, the call requires selector to resolve to a single element. If given selector resolves to more than one element, the call throws an exception.
options.timeout	number	`30000`	Maximum time in milliseconds. Pass `0` to disable the timeout. Default is overridden by the `setDefaultTimeout` option on BrowserContext or Page.

Returns

Type	Description
`Promise<void>`	A Promise that fullfils when the press action is finished.

Example

import { browser } from 'k6/browser';

export const options = {
  scenarios: {
    browser: {
      executor: 'shared-iterations',
      options: {
        browser: {
          type: 'chromium',
        },
      },
    },
  },
};

export default async function () {
  const page = await browser.newPage();

  await page.goto('https://test.k6.io/browser.php');
  await page.press('#text1', 'Tab');
}