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Simulates pressing a single key on the keyboard. Accepts key names from KeyboardEvent.key like “Enter”, “Backspace”, “ArrowLeft”, or single characters like “a”, “5”. Example: pressKey(key: "Enter") Returns true if the key press was successful.

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Definition

pressKey(
  key: String!
  options: PressKeyOptions
): Boolean!

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Arguments

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key

String! The key to press. For a list of possible keys, refer to MDN documentation on KeyboardEvent.key. Examples: "a", "Enter", "F1", "Control", "Shift+A" (modifiers are handled by ‘options’ or within the key string for some systems). For combinations like Ctrl+C, usually use individual presses or type for text.

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options

PressKeyOptions Options for the key press, such as delay.

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Returns

Boolean! The Boolean scalar type represents true or false.