TypeTextAction

public final class TypeTextAction
extends Object implements ViewAction

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.support.test.espresso.action.TypeTextAction

Enables typing text on views.

Summary

Public constructors

TypeTextAction(String stringToBeTyped)

Constructs TypeTextAction with given string.

TypeTextAction(String stringToBeTyped, boolean tapToFocus)

Constructs TypeTextAction with given string.

Public methods

Matcher<View> getConstraints()

A mechanism for ViewActions to specify what type of views they can operate on.

String getDescription()

Returns a description of the view action.

void perform(UiController uiController, View view)

Performs this action on the given view.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object
From interface android.support.test.espresso.ViewAction

Public constructors

TypeTextAction

TypeTextAction (String stringToBeTyped)

Constructs TypeTextAction with given string. If the string is empty it results in no-op (nothing is typed). By default this action sends a tap event to the center of the view to attain focus before typing.

Parameters
stringToBeTyped String: String To be typed by TypeTextAction

TypeTextAction

TypeTextAction (String stringToBeTyped, 
                boolean tapToFocus)

Constructs TypeTextAction with given string. If the string is empty it results in no-op (nothing is typed).

Parameters
stringToBeTyped String: String To be typed by TypeTextAction
tapToFocus boolean: indicates whether a tap should be sent to the underlying view before typing.

Public methods

getConstraints

Matcher<View> getConstraints ()

A mechanism for ViewActions to specify what type of views they can operate on.

A ViewAction can demand that the view passed to perform meets certain constraints. For example it may want to ensure the view is already in the viewable physical screen of the device or is of a certain type.

Returns
Matcher<View> a Matcher that will be tested prior to calling perform.

getDescription

String getDescription ()

Returns a description of the view action. The description should not be overly long and should fit nicely in a sentence like: "performing %description% action on view with id ..."

Returns
String

perform

void perform (UiController uiController, 
                View view)

Performs this action on the given view.

Parameters
uiController UiController: the controller to use to interact with the UI.
view View: the view to act upon. never null.