Send Hotkey

Sends a keyboard shortcut (e.g. Ctrl+C, Enter) to an element or active window.

Behaviour

Risk: Medium · Idempotent: No · Safe to retry: No · Recovery: Not replayed after a crash

Package UI Automation activities VeloPhex.UIAutomation.Activities 0.7.1-rc.12 · Supported (Core profile) · type id velophex.ui.sendHotkey

Windows · Needs an interactive desktop session

Properties#

Input#

Key#

Key · String · Required · Default: Not specified in package metadata

The key to send, e.g. C, V, Enter, Tab, Escape, F5.

Key modifiers#

KeyModifiers · String · Optional · Default: Not specified in package metadata

Modifier keys: Ctrl, Alt, Shift, Win joined by +.

Session#

Session · String · Optional · Default: Not specified in package metadata

The session id from a Use Application/Browser scope. Empty uses the enclosing scope's session, or outside a scope the most recent matching session.

Timeout (seconds)#

TimeoutSeconds · Int32 · Optional · Default: Not specified in package metadata

How long to keep looking for the element or window. Empty or not positive means the same as the enclosing Use Application/Browser scope, or outside a scope the project default (30 seconds).

Highlight before action#

HighlightBeforeAction · Boolean · Optional · Default: Not specified in package metadata

Draw the highlight around the element before acting on it.

Rules#

Must be inside Use Application/Browser.

Retry and risk#

This activity is not marked safe to retry: if it fails partway, check whether its work already happened before running it again. If a run is interrupted and the outcome of a step is unknown, the step is never retried automatically (what to do). How activities declare this: characteristics, retries and risk.

Every activity also has the engine's common properties: Timeout and Continue On Error.

Generated from VeloPhex.UIAutomation.Activities 0.7.1-rc.12. Category: UI Automation › Element. Keywords: ui, automation, element.

Properties

Input

Rules

Retry and risk

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