Set Text Content (ui_element.set_text)

This function is available in versions after 20260507

Declaration

ok, info_or_err = ui_element.set_text(selector_or_element, text [, options ])

Parameters

• selector_or_element
  Table. A selector, an element returned by a query, or a coordinate table { x = X, y = Y }.
• text
  String. Text to set.
• options
  Optional, table. See Common options.

Returns

• ok
  Boolean. true on success, nil on failure.
• info_or_err
  Table on success, string failure reason on failure.

Description

Set the content of a text input target to the given text. If the target control does not allow direct text setting, this API may fail.

Example

local ui_element = require("ui_element")

ui_element.set_text({
    title = "Search",
    role = "text_field",
}, "XXTouch")