enterKey function to a TextField

[Lecerof]

Hi, I am trying to use the enterKey function on a TextField, but it does not seem to work for some reason.
Essentially the qml side of things looks like this:

...
TextField {
    id: textInput
    placeholderText: "Enter text here"
    Keys.onReturnPressed: {
        resultsView.setText(textInput.text)
    }
}
...

When I try to send the return key through enterKey nothing happens.

server_proxy.enterKey("mainWindow/textInput", 0x01000004, 0)

Have tried with 0x01000005, and other characters as well but nothing seems to have any effect.
Im using the python interpreter to send commands.

Have also tried with calling

server_proxy.mouseClick("mainWindow/textInput")

prior to calling enterKey.

Anyone knows what the issue could be?

[yaskawaglobal]

Not sure, but I just tried on a TextField with the hex code above and it seemed to work.

[Lecerof]

Interesting, do you mind posting a snipplet of your TextField code here? I noticed that one issue was related to the active focus, so I hade to call server_proxy.invokeMethod("mainWindow/textInputField", "forceActiveFocus", []) from the python script to at least be able to send the return command.
Another issue could be that I incorrectly expect the text field to behave as a key on system level was pressed. I have not tied any other buttons than the return button to the qml part, as you can see in the snipplet.

Thank you!

[yaskawaglobal]

My TextField is actually a custom compound, but I think you're on the right track with the focus. You may not need to force it, but it should have the focus before trying to input text or keys. In my case I used the 'click' function to focus it as if the user clicked on the field before starting to enter text.

[davidljung]

I see you did try mouseClick() first - maybe try a small wait in case that helps (between click/focus and enterKey). It could also be that just focusing and making no input then hitting enter doesn't behave the same as if the content was changed - try entering text using enterText() before using enterKey().