javascript - Sending Ctrl+A combination to an element

Question

I'm using protractor for angular end-to-end aka e2e testing.

In order to send keys to an element, I use:

element(by.model('myModel')).sendKeys('Test');

How can I send a combination of keys, like Ctrl+A?

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I've searched through protractor source code at github, but haven't found a relevant example.

Answer 1

It's perfectly possible in Linux and Windows but not in OSX

var elm = element(by.model('myModel'));
elm.sendKeys(protractor.Key.chord(protractor.Key.CONTROL, "a"));

There is also a non-element variant:

browser.actions().keyDown(protractor.Key.CONTROL).sendKeys('a').perform();