# Scroll Left IRIS

This is a pre-built action available under the **Captured Element** from the **Desktop Application** using the **IRIS method**. The functionality of this action in Avo Assure is to perform a horizontal scroll to the left on a captured IRIS object during debugging or execution. The result of the action is stored in the provided output variable.

### **Syntax**

**Input Value:** `<count>;<type(optional)>`

| Argument           | Description                                                                                                        |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| \<count>(Required) | Provide a numeric value representing how many times the screen should scroll left                                  |
| \<type>(Optional)  | Specified as **1**, sets the scroll thumb at the middle and scrolls left from the center the given number of times |

**Output Value**

| Argument                                                    | Description                                                                                                             |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| \<Dynamic Variable>(Optional);\<Dynamic Variable>(Optional) | This dynamic variable holds the status as **True** (if the scroll-left operation succeeded) or **False** (if it failed) |

**Example 1**

**Scrolls left within a scrollable element by a specified number of steps**

The **Scroll Left IRIS** action takes the value from the Input Value column **(e.g., 3)**, where **3** represents the number of scroll steps. It scrolls the captured scrollable element to the left by the specified count.

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**Example 2**

**Scrolls left within a scrollable element by a specified number of steps**

The **Scroll Left** **IRIS** action takes the value from the Input Value column **(e.g., 3;1)**, where **3** represents the number of scroll steps and **1** (optional type) sets the scroll thumb to the middle of the scroll bar, then scrolls left the specified number of times from that position. It scrolls the captured scrollable element accordingly.

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