# Wait Screen Text

> `UiPath.Terminal.Activities.TerminalWaitScreenText`

`UiPath.Terminal.Activities.TerminalWaitScreenText`

## Description

Waits for a specified amount of time for a `String` to appear in the
terminal screen.

The activity is valid only inside a **Terminal Session** activity.

## Project compatibility

**Windows - Legacy** | **Windows**

## Configuration

### Designer panel

* **Text** - The `String` to be waited for. Only
  `String` variables and strings are supported.

### Properties panel

### Common

* **DisplayName** - The display
  name of the activity.

### Input

* **MatchCase** - Specifies if the text matching should be case sensitive.
  Only boolean values (True, False) are supported.
* **Text** - The `String` to be waited for. Only
  `String` variables and strings are supported.

### Misc

* **Private** - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no
  longer logged at Verbose level.

### Options

* **DelayMS** - Delay time (in
  milliseconds) after executing the activity. The default amount of time is 300
  milliseconds (0.3 seconds).
* **TimeoutMS** - Specifies the
  amount of time (in milliseconds) to wait for the activity to run before an error
  is thrown. The default value is 5000 milliseconds (5 seconds).
* **WaitType** - Before
  performing the actions, wait for the target to become ready. The following
  options are available:
  + **NONE** - Does not
    wait for the terminal keyboard to be enabled.
  + **READY** /
    **COMPLETE** - Waits for the terminal keyboard to be enabled. The
    default value is **READY**.Note: The **READY** and **COMPLETE** options
  have the same function, since the wait type is related to the status of the
  terminal keyboard, which has only two states: enabled or
  inhibited.