Quick Start Guide

• Script Editor: Type Javascript or Chickenfoot code here and press Run to run it.
• Output: View the result of the last script you ran. Use the output() command to display messages here from anywhere in your script.
• Patterns: Enter keyword patterns here to see what they match on the web page.
• Triggers: Install Chickenfoot scripts so that they run any time you visit a certain web page.

Try this simple script to see Chickenfoot in action:

go("google.com")
enter("uist 2005")
click("google search")

Page Navigation
Visit a url	go("google")
Load url in a hidden window	w = fetch("yahoo")
Opens url in a new tab	openTab("www.mit.edu")
Forms & Links
Click on a button or link	click("feeling lucky") click("FAQ")
Enter a value into a textbox	enter("chickenfoot") enter("from address", "77 mass ave")
Check or uncheck a checkbox	check("arabic") uncheck("arabic")
Pick from a listbox or drop-down	pick("GIF") pick("file format", "any")
Pattern Matching
Find a pattern	m = find("google search button")
Count matches	m.count
Get visible text	m.text
Get HTML source	m.html
Get Node object	m.element
Iterate over matches	for (m = find(pattern); m.hasMatch; m = m.next) { ... }
Page Modification
Insert html into page	insert(before("textbox"), "Search: ") insert(after("textbox"), "...")
Remove html from page	remove("advanced search link")
Replace html	replace("first image", "<img src='mylogo.jpg'>")
Widgets and Interaction
Make a link or button that fires action when clicked	new Link("Go to Google", "go('google')") new Button("Green", function() { document.body.style.background = "green" } )