SendKeysAction Class

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04/26/2013

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

Inheritance Hierarchy

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
<SerializableAttribute> _
Public Class SendKeysAction _
    Inherits InputAction

[SerializableAttribute]
public class SendKeysAction : InputAction

[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class SendKeysAction : public InputAction

[<SerializableAttribute>]
type SendKeysAction =  
    class 
        inherit InputAction 
    end

public class SendKeysAction extends InputAction

The SendKeysAction type exposes the following members.

Constructors

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

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Properties

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

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Methods

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

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Events

	Name	Description
	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.

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