type (Qt)
type(objectOrName, text)
This function types the specified text (as if the user had used the keyboard) into the objectOrName editable widget. The input is case-sensitive, so type(object, "R") is different from type(object, "r").
If the text is surrounded by angle brackets (<>), it is interpreted as a key combination, e.g "<Ctrl+Return>". For a list of special keys, see the Qt::Key enum. The text is converted into a QKeySequence.
Note: On macOS, the Ctrl maps to the Command key, while Meta maps to the Ctrl key. This means that you can write type(object, "<Ctrl+r>") in a test script and it will result in Ctrl+r on Linux and Windows and Command+r on macOS. In turn, to make Squish press the actual Ctrl key on macOS, you need to use Qt terminology: type(object, "<Meta+r>").
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