# Text input

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Element that enters text in a selected control element. The component works correctly only inside the Open a Browser or Connect to a Browser container.

![](https://1755238209-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FNnEkyZmLMSWTDXxpygbG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-0bd751bd59006f5834ed96c47278adbedc8cb984%2F1%20\(58\).png?alt=media)

Properties

\- Search template: \[String] Control element search template

\- Element: \[LTools.WebBrowser.Model.IElementInfo] Reference to a control element

\- Text\*: \[String] Entered text

\- Timeout\*: \[Int32] Maximum waiting time for process completion (ms)

```
C#
LTools.WebBrowser.BrowserApp app = LTools.WebBrowser.BrowserApp.Init(wf, "Free email*", LTools.WebBrowser.Model.BrowserTypes_Short.IE);
//Search pattern
app.TextInput("{\"Tag\":\"INPUT\",\"SearchFrames\":false,\"Attributes\":[{\"Key\":\"CLASS\",\"Value\":\"textbox js-hide-label\"},{\"Key\":\"ID\",\"Value\":\"header-search-input\"}]}", "Text");
//Component link
LTools.WebBrowser.Model.IElementInfo el = app.FindElement("{\"Tag\":\"INPUT\",\"SearchFrames\":false,\"Attributes\":[{\"Key\":\"CLASS\",\"Value\":\"textbox js-hide-label\"},{\"Key\":\"ID\",\"Value\":\"header-search-input\"}]}");
app.TextInput(el, "Text");	

Python
app = LTools.WebBrowser.BrowserApp.Init(wf, "Free email*", LTools.WebBrowser.Model.BrowserTypes_Short.IE)
#Search pattern
app.TextInput("{\"Tag\":\"INPUT\",\"SearchFrames\":false,\"Attributes\":[{\"Key\":\"CLASS\",\"Value\":\"textbox js-hide-label\"},{\"Key\":\"ID\",\"Value\":\"header-search-input\"}]}", "Text")
#Component link
el = app.FindElement("{\"Tag\":\"INPUT\",\"SearchFrames\":false,\"Attributes\":[{\"Key\":\"CLASS\",\"Value\":\"textbox js-hide-label\"},{\"Key\":\"ID\",\"Value\":\"header-search-input\"}]}")
app.TextInput(el, "Text")

JavaScript
var app = _lib.LTools.WebBrowser.BrowserApp.Init(wf, "Free email*", _lib.LTools.WebBrowser.Model.BrowserTypes_Short.IE);
#Search pattern
app.TextInput("{\"Tag\":\"INPUT\",\"SearchFrames\":false,\"Attributes\":[{\"Key\":\"CLASS\",\"Value\":\"textbox js-hide-label\"},{\"Key\":\"ID\",\"Value\":\"header-search-input\"}]}", "Text");
#Component link
var el = app.FindElement("{\"Tag\":\"INPUT\",\"SearchFrames\":false,\"Attributes\":[{\"Key\":\"CLASS\",\"Value\":\"textbox js-hide-label\"},{\"Key\":\"ID\",\"Value\":\"header-search-input\"}]}");
app.TextInput(el, "Text");	
```


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