Keyboard.SendKeys Method (UITestControl, String, Boolean)
Sends keystrokes to generate the specified text string.
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Sub SendKeys ( _
control As UITestControl, _
text As String, _
isEncoded As Boolean _
)
public static void SendKeys(
UITestControl control,
string text,
bool isEncoded
)
public:
static void SendKeys(
UITestControl^ control,
String^ text,
bool isEncoded
)
static member SendKeys :
control:UITestControl *
text:string *
isEncoded:bool -> unit
public static function SendKeys(
control : UITestControl,
text : String,
isEncoded : boolean
)
Parameters
- control
Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.UITestControl
UI control to which the keys will be sent.
- text
Type: System.String
The text for which to generate keystrokes.
- isEncoded
Type: System.Boolean
true if the text is encoded; otherwise, false.
Remarks
The string may contain key modifiers.
Control
^Shift
+Alt
%Windows
#
To send a Control+A keyboard sequence, use SendKeys("^a").
To send a character that represents a key modifier, enclose the character in a pair of braces. For example, to send a plus sign, use SendKeys("{+}").
To send a brace, enclose the brace in a pair of braces. For example, to send an opening or closing brace, use SendKeys("{{}") or SendKeys("{}}"), respectively.
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.