pressKey

Presses a software keyboard key. The simplified form takes the key name as a single string. close_keyboard is Android only.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`key`	`enum`	Yes	Key to press: `enter`, `backspace`, or `close_keyboard`.
`repeat`	`number`	No	Number of times to press the key. Default `1`.
`delay`	`number`	No	Milliseconds to wait between repeated presses. Default `0`.
`saveAs`	`string`	No	Variable to store this step’s return value on `env.<name>`.
`retries`	`number`	No	Times to retry the step on failure before failing the test.
`skipped`	`boolean`	No	Skip this step at execution time.

Key name as a single string.

- pressKey: enter

- pressKey:
    key: close_keyboard # Android: dismiss the on-screen keyboard

Repeat a key press with a delay, for example to clear a field:

- pressKey:
    key: backspace
    repeat: 12 # delete up to 12 characters
    delay: 80 # wait 80ms between presses