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press(key, [options])

Press a single key on the keyboard or a combination of keys.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
keystring''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.
optionsobjectnull
options.delaynumber0Milliseconds to wait between keydown and keyup.
options.noWaitAfterbooleanfalseIf set to true and a navigation occurs from performing this action, it will not wait for it to complete.
options.timeoutnumber30000Maximum time in milliseconds. Pass 0 to disable the timeout. Default is overridden by the setDefaultTimeout option on BrowserContext or Page.

Example

JavaScript 
import { browser } from 'k6/experimental/browser';

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

export default async function () {
  const page = browser.newPage();
  await page.goto('https://test.k6.io/browser.php');
  const text = page.locator('#text1');
  text.press('i');
  text.press('ArrowLeft');
  text.press('h');
}