Keyboard Class

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04/26/2013

Provides static methods for performing automated keyboard actions.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.Keyboard

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<CLSCompliantAttribute(True)> _
Public Class Keyboard _
    Implements IDisposable

[CLSCompliantAttribute(true)]
public class Keyboard : IDisposable

[CLSCompliantAttribute(true)]
public ref class Keyboard : IDisposable

[<CLSCompliantAttribute(true)>]
type Keyboard =  
    class 
        interface IDisposable 
    end

public class Keyboard implements IDisposable

The Keyboard type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Keyboard	Infrastructure. Initializes a new instance of the Keyboard class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Instance	Gets or sets the keyboard instance.
	SendKeysDelay	Gets or sets the time to wait between sending keystrokes to the application.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Dispose()	Releases all resources that are used by the current instance of the Keyboard class.
	Dispose(Boolean)	Releases the unmanaged resources that are used by the Keyboard and optionally releases the managed resources.
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Releases unmanaged resources and performs other cleanup operations before this Keyboard instance is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Overrides Object.Finalize.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	PressModifierKeys(ModifierKeys)	Presses the specified modifier keys without releasing them.
	PressModifierKeys(UITestControl, ModifierKeys)	Presses the specified modifier keys in the given control without releasing them.
	PressModifierKeysImplementation	Presses the specified modifier keys without releasing them.
	ReleaseModifierKeys(ModifierKeys)	Releases the specified keys that were previously pressed by using the PressModifierKeys method.
	ReleaseModifierKeys(UITestControl, ModifierKeys)	Releases the specified keys that were previously pressed by using the PressModifierKeys method in the given control.
	ReleaseModifierKeysImplementation	Infrastructure. Presses the specified modifier keys in the given control without releasing them.
	SendKeys(String)	Sends keystrokes to generate the specified text string.
	SendKeys(String, Boolean)	Sends keystrokes to generate the specified text string.
	SendKeys(String, ModifierKeys)	Sends keystrokes to generate the specified text string.
	SendKeys(UITestControl, String)	Sends keystrokes to generate the specified text string.
	SendKeys(String, ModifierKeys, Boolean)	Sends keystrokes to generate the specified text string.
	SendKeys(UITestControl, String, Boolean)	Sends keystrokes to generate the specified text string.
	SendKeys(UITestControl, String, ModifierKeys)	Sends keystrokes to the provided control to generate the specified text string by using the provided modifier keys.
	SendKeys(String, ModifierKeys, Boolean, Boolean)	Sends keystrokes to the provided control to generate the specified text string using the provided modifier keys and indicators for encoding and unicode.
	SendKeys(UITestControl, String, ModifierKeys, Boolean)	Sends keystrokes to the provided control to generate the specified text string using the provided modifier keys and encoding indicator.
	SendKeys(UITestControl, String, ModifierKeys, Boolean, Boolean)	Sends keystrokes to the provided control to generate the specified text string by using the provided modifier keys and indicators for encoding and unicode.
	SendKeysImplementation
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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