Sometimes it can feel that your test suite, like this keyboard, is missing all it's keys. But fear not, it's an easy problem to fix...
To me, automating doesn't always mean removing the physical, sometimes it means faking it
99% of the time I will .set a text area/field. However, every now and then I will need to simulate a user typing, key by key. Or I will encounter a bit of Javascript (TinyMCE for instance), that will stubbornly refuse to be set. That's when it's important to know how to fake an actual key press.
Here's how to use your very own fake keyboard
And as with almost everything on this blog, it's easier than you might think.
browser.send_keys :escape
And that's it. But even better, you can combine key presses. Need to select all?
browser.send_keys [:control, :a]
Here's a list of all the special keys sendable using this method (as well as the standard alphanumerics):
- :null
- :cancel
- :help
- :backspace
- :tab
- :clear
- :return
- :enter
- :shift
- :left_shift
- :control
- :left_control
- :alt
- :left_alt
- :pause
- :escape
- :space
- :page_up
- :page_down
- :end
- :home
- :left
- :arrow_left
- :up
- :arrow_up
- :right
- :arrow_right
- :down
- :arrow_down
- :insert
- :delete
- :semicolon
- :equals
- :numpad0
- :numpad1
- :numpad2
- :numpad3
- :numpad4
- :numpad5
- :numpad6
- :numpad7
- :numpad8
- :numpad9
- :multiply
- :add
- :separator
- :subtract
- :decimal
- :divide
- :f1
- :f2
- :f3
- :f4
- :f5
- :f6
- :f7
- :f8
- :f9
- :f10
- :f11
- :f12
- :meta
- :command
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