type - Momentic

Types the given text. Without into, types into whatever currently has focus. clear controls whether existing input is cleared first.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`text`	`string`	Yes	The text to type.
`into`	`string`	No	Description of the input to focus before typing.
`css`	`string`	No	CSS selector for the target. Use instead of the description key.
`coords`	`string \| { x, y }`	No	Absolute viewport coordinates. Either an `x, y` string (e.g. `120, 40`) or a `{ x, y }` object.
`x`	`number \| string`	No	X coordinate. Must be provided together with `y`.
`y`	`number \| string`	No	Y coordinate. Must be provided together with `x`.
`force`	`boolean`	No	Force the action even when the element is not actionable.
`iframe`	`string`	No	URL or URL pattern of the iframe that contains the target element.
`offset`	`string \| { x, y }`	No	Pixel offset from the resolved target. Either an `x, y` string or a `{ x, y }` object.
`pressEnter`	`boolean`	No	Press Enter after typing.
`clear`	`"inputs" \| "always" \| "never" \| boolean`	No	Clear existing input before typing. `inputs` only clears `<input>`/`<textarea>` elements.
`delay`	`number`	No	Milliseconds between keystrokes.
`saveAs`	`string`	No	Name of the variable to write this step’s return value to.
`retries`	`number`	No	Number of times to retry the step on failure before failing the test.
`skipped`	`boolean`	No	Skip this step at execution time.

Text as a single string. Targets the focused element.

- type: hello world

- type:
    text: [email protected]
    into: email input field with placeholder for your email address
    clear: never

- type:
    text: "{{ env.PASSWORD }}"
    into: password textbox
    clear: inputs

- type:
    text: "{{ env.NAME }}"
    pressEnter: true
    clear: inputs

- type:
    text: student
    coords: 1129, 616
    clear: inputs