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Page actions methods for the Playwright driver.

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click

Click on an element matching the selector.
Deprecated: Use locator.click() instead.
Upstream docs
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selector
string
required
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options
PlaywrightClickOptions
await page.click('...');

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dblclick

Double-click on an element matching the selector.
Deprecated: Use locator.dblclick() instead.
Upstream docs
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selector
string
required
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options
PlaywrightDblclickOptions
await page.dblclick('...');

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fill

Fill an input element with the given value.
Deprecated: Use locator.fill() instead.
Upstream docs
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selector
string
required
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value
string
required
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options
PlaywrightFillOptions
await page.fill('...', '...');

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type

Type text into an element (sends keydown, keypress/input, keyup events for each character).
Deprecated: Use locator.pressSequentially() instead.
Upstream docs
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selector
string
required
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text
string
required
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options
PlaywrightTypeOptions
await page.type('...', '...');

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press

Focus an element and press a key combination.
Deprecated: Use locator.press() instead.
Upstream docs
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selector
string
required
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key
string
required
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options
PlaywrightPressOptions
await page.press('...', '...');

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hover

Hover over an element.
Deprecated: Use locator.hover() instead.
Upstream docs
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selector
string
required
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options
PlaywrightHoverOptions
await page.hover('...');

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focus

Focus on an element.
Deprecated: Use locator.focus() instead.
Upstream docs
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selector
string
required
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options
PlaywrightFocusOptions
await page.focus('...');

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tap

Tap on an element (for touch devices).
Deprecated: Use locator.tap() instead.
Upstream docs
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selector
string
required
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options
PlaywrightTapOptions
await page.tap('...');

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check

Check a checkbox or radio button.
Deprecated: Use locator.check() instead.
Upstream docs
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selector
string
required
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options
PlaywrightCheckOptions
await page.check('...');

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uncheck

Uncheck a checkbox.
Deprecated: Use locator.uncheck() instead.
Upstream docs
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selector
string
required
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options
PlaywrightCheckOptions
await page.uncheck('...');

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setChecked

Set the checked state of a checkbox.
Deprecated: Use locator.setChecked() instead.
Upstream docs
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selector
string
required
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checked
boolean
required
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options
PlaywrightSetCheckedOptions
await page.setChecked('...', true);

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selectOption

Select one or more options in a <select> element.
Deprecated: Use locator.selectOption() instead.
Upstream docs
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selector
string
required
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values
string | SelectOption | (string | SelectOption)[]
required
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options
PlaywrightSelectOptionOptions
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result
string[]
Return value
await page.selectOption('...', /* string | SelectOption | (string | SelectOption)[] */);

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setInputFiles

Set input files for a file input element.
Deprecated: Use locator.setInputFiles() instead.
Upstream docs
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selector
string
required
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files
string | string[] | FilePayload | FilePayload[]
required
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options
PlaywrightSetInputFilesOptions
await page.setInputFiles('...', /* string | string[] | FilePayload | FilePayload[] */);

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dispatchEvent

Dispatch a DOM event on an element.
Deprecated: Use locator.dispatchEvent() instead.
Upstream docs
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selector
string
required
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type
string
required
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eventInit
Record<string, unknown>
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options
PlaywrightDispatchEventOptions
await page.dispatchEvent('...', '...');

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dragAndDrop

Drag an element to another element. Upstream docs
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source
string
required
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target
string
required
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options
PlaywrightDragAndDropOptions
await page.dragAndDrop('...', '...');