# Scroll Horizontally

his is a pre-built Action located under the **Custom element.** The functionality of this action in Avo Assure to perform a horizontal scroll operation on the grid’s scrollable section provided in the input value, and save the result in dynamic variable.

### **Syntax**

**Input Value:**`<ObjectType>;<VisibleText(optional)>;<Index>;<Direction>;<No.of Scrolls>;<abs(optional)>`

| Argument                               | Description                                                                                                               |
| -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p>\<ObjectType><br>(Required)</p>     | Specify the type of object (e.g., grid)                                                                                   |
| <p>\<VisibleText><br>(Optional)</p>    | Enter the visible text on the object                                                                                      |
| <p>\<Index><br>(Required)</p>          | Provide the position of the element, which helps to identify the value based on the sequence in list . (starting from 0)​ |
| <p>\<Direction><br>(Required)</p>      | Provide the scroll direction: **right** or **left**                                                                       |
| <p>\<No. of Scrolls><br>(Required)</p> | Number of times to perform the horizontal scroll                                                                          |
| <p>\<abs><br>(Optional)</p>            | If the **abs** is provided, the action is performed with absolute identification using the **absolute X path**            |

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Note:** *To skip an optional input value, use an extra semicolon (;).*
{% endhint %}

**Output Value**

| Argument                                                    | Description                                                                        |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| \<Dynamic Variable>(Optional);\<Dynamic Variable>(Optional) | This dynamic variable stores the result of the operation as **True** or **False.** |

**Example**

**Performs horizontal scrolling on the specified Grid in the given direction and number of scrolls**

The **Scroll Horizontally** action takes the value from the Input Value column (e.g., **Grid;;0;right;2**) and scrolls the target object horizontally in the defined direction and number of times. The result of the scroll operation is stored in the **{Scroll}** variable, with the following possible values:

* **True** – if the object is scrolled successfully.
* **False** – if scrolling fails

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