GXtest UI Commands - Type

These commands are used to type text inside text box controls. Can be used to type words, numbers, dates, etc..

Type

Types text in an input field

Parameters

• ControlName: name of the control to input text
• Text: the text to type in the field

Example

&driver.Type("clientname", "A Name")

Type

Types text in an input field inside a grid

Parameters

• ControlName: name of the control to input text
• Row: control's row number inside the grid
• Text: the text to type in the field

Example

&driver.Type("clientname", 4, "A Name")

TypeByID

Types text on an HTML element using the control's ID.

Parameters:

• ID: the HTML element ID to use.
• Text: text string to be typed

Example of use: 

&driver.TypeByID("vVAR1","hello world")

TypeByName

Types text on an HTML element using its 'name' attribute.

Parameters:

• Name: the NAME attribute of the control to type on. 
• Text: text string to be typed

Example of use: 

&driver.TypeByName("vVAR1", "bye bye")

TypeByCSS

Types text on an HTML element using a CSS selector.

Parameters:

• CSS: the CSS selector to the element that you want to type on. 
• Text: text string to be typed

Example of use: 

&driver.TypeByCSS("#vVAR1","byebye")

TypeByXPath

Types text on a certain HTML element using an XPath selector.

Parameters:

• XPath: the XPath selector to the element that wants to be typed on. 
• Text: text string to be typed

Example of use: 

&driver.TypeByXPath("//textarea","Here I want to use a large large string...")