Key constants#

Constants for the SendKeyPress, SendKeyDown, SendKeyUp functions (keyboard functions) and for the modifiers parameter of the click and mouse-move functions (click and mouse functions).

Key combinations#

Modifier keys (Ctrl, Shift, Alt, Command) are held down together with the main key or mouse button. Combine several keys with the | operator, for example WITH_CTRL | WITH_SHIFT.

Constant	Value	Meaning
`WITH_ALT`	1	Hold Alt
`WITH_CTRL`	2	Hold Ctrl
`WITH_COMMAND`	4	Hold Meta (Command on macOS, the Windows key on Windows)
`WITH_SHIFT`	8	Hold Shift

Key codes#

Each K_* constant stands for one key and is used as the keyCode parameter.

Constant	Key code
`K_BACKSPACE`	8
`K_TAB`	9
`K_ENTER`	13
`K_SHIFT`	16
`K_CONTROL`	17
`K_ALT`	18
`K_PAUSE`	19
`K_CAPSLOCK`	20
`K_ESCAPE`	27
`K_SPACE`	32
`K_PAGEUP`	33
`K_PAGEDOWN`	34
`K_END`	35
`K_HOME`	36
`K_ARROWLEFT`	37
`K_ARROWUP`	38
`K_ARROWRIGHT`	39
`K_ARROWDOWN`	40
`K_PRINTSCREEN`	44
`K_INSERT`	45
`K_DELETE`	46
`K_DIGIT0`	48
`K_DIGIT1`	49
`K_DIGIT2`	50
`K_DIGIT3`	51
`K_DIGIT4`	52
`K_DIGIT5`	53
`K_DIGIT6`	54
`K_DIGIT7`	55
`K_DIGIT8`	56
`K_DIGIT9`	57
`K_KEYA`	65
`K_KEYB`	66
`K_KEYC`	67
`K_KEYD`	68
`K_KEYE`	69
`K_KEYF`	70
`K_KEYG`	71
`K_KEYH`	72
`K_KEYI`	73
`K_KEYJ`	74
`K_KEYK`	75
`K_KEYL`	76
`K_KEYM`	77
`K_KEYN`	78
`K_KEYO`	79
`K_KEYP`	80
`K_KEYQ`	81
`K_KEYR`	82
`K_KEYS`	83
`K_KEYT`	84
`K_KEYU`	85
`K_KEYV`	86
`K_KEYW`	87
`K_KEYX`	88
`K_KEYY`	89
`K_KEYZ`	90
`K_METALEFT`	91
`K_METARIGHT`	92
`K_CONTEXTMENU`	93
`K_NUMPAD0`	96
`K_NUMPAD1`	97
`K_NUMPAD2`	98
`K_NUMPAD3`	99
`K_NUMPAD4`	100
`K_NUMPAD5`	101
`K_NUMPAD6`	102
`K_NUMPAD7`	103
`K_NUMPAD8`	104
`K_NUMPAD9`	105
`K_NUMPADMULTIPLY`	106
`K_NUMPADADD`	107
`K_NUMPADSUBTRACT`	109
`K_NUMPADDECIMAL`	110
`K_NUMPADDIVIDE`	111
`K_F1`	112
`K_F2`	113
`K_F3`	114
`K_F4`	115
`K_F5`	116
`K_F6`	117
`K_F7`	118
`K_F8`	119
`K_F9`	120
`K_F10`	121
`K_F11`	122
`K_F12`	123
`K_NUMLOCK`	144
`K_SCROLLLOCK`	145
`K_AUDIOVOLUMEMUTE`	173
`K_AUDIOVOLUMEDOWN`	174
`K_AUDIOVOLUMEUP`	175
`K_MEDIATRACKNEXT`	176
`K_MEDIATRACKPREVIOUS`	177
`K_MEDIASTOP`	178
`K_MEDIAPLAYPAUSE`	179
`K_LAUNCHMAIL`	180
`K_LAUNCHMEDIAPLAYER`	181
`K_LAUNCHAPPLICATION1`	182
`K_LAUNCHAPPLICATION2`	183
`K_SEMICOLON`	186
`K_EQUAL`	187
`K_COMMA`	188
`K_MINUS`	189
`K_PERIOD`	190
`K_SLASH`	191
`K_BACKQUOTE`	192
`K_BRACKETLEFT`	219
`K_BACKSLASH`	220
`K_BRACKETRIGHT`	221
`K_QUOTE`	222

Combined example#

Type a keyword into the search box, select all its content with Ctrl + A, type over it, then press Enter:

await ClickBySelector('input[type="search"]');
await Typing("9hits");

// Ctrl + A: select all content in the input box
await SendKeyDown(K_KEYA, WITH_CTRL);
await SendKeyUp(K_KEYA, WITH_CTRL);

await Typing("9hits traffic exchange");
await SendKeyPress(K_ENTER); // press Enter to submit