com.jmex.bui.event
Class KeyEvent

java.lang.Object
  java.util.EventObject
      com.jmex.bui.event.BEvent
          com.jmex.bui.event.InputEvent
              com.jmex.bui.event.KeyEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class KeyEvent
extends InputEvent

Encapsulates the information associated with a keyboard event.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected char	_keyChar
protected int	_keyCode
protected int	_type
static int	KEY_PRESSED Indicates that an event represents a key pressing.
static int	KEY_RELEASED Indicates that an event represents a key release.

Fields inherited from class com.jmex.bui.event.InputEvent

_modifiers, ALT_DOWN_MASK, BUTTON1_DOWN_MASK, BUTTON2_DOWN_MASK, BUTTON3_DOWN_MASK, CTRL_DOWN_MASK, META_DOWN_MASK, SHIFT_DOWN_MASK

Fields inherited from class com.jmex.bui.event.BEvent

_when

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

KeyEvent(Object source, long when, int modifiers, int type, char keyChar, int keyCode)

Method Summary

void	dispatch(ComponentListener listener) Instructs this event to notify the supplied listener if they implement an interface appropriate to this event.
char	getKeyChar() Returns the character associated with the key.
int	getKeyCode() Returns the numeric identifier associated with the key.
int	getType() Indicates whether this was a KEY_PRESSED or KEY_RELEASED event.
protected void	toString(StringBuffer buf)

Methods inherited from class com.jmex.bui.event.InputEvent

getModifiers

Methods inherited from class com.jmex.bui.event.BEvent

getWhen, propagateUpHierarchy, toString

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

KEY_PRESSED

public static final int KEY_PRESSED

Indicates that an event represents a key pressing.

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Constant Field Values

KEY_RELEASED

public static final int KEY_RELEASED

Indicates that an event represents a key release.

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Constant Field Values

_type

protected int _type

_keyChar

protected char _keyChar

_keyCode

protected int _keyCode

Constructor Detail

KeyEvent

public KeyEvent(Object source,
                long when,
                int modifiers,
                int type,
                char keyChar,
                int keyCode)

Method Detail

getType

public int getType()

Indicates whether this was a KEY_PRESSED or KEY_RELEASED event.

getKeyChar

public char getKeyChar()

Returns the character associated with the key. Note: this is only valid for KEY_PRESSED events, however getKeyCode() works in all cases.

getKeyCode

public int getKeyCode()

Returns the numeric identifier associated with the key.

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KeyInput

dispatch

public void dispatch(ComponentListener listener)

Description copied from class: BEvent

Instructs this event to notify the supplied listener if they implement an interface appropriate to this event.

Overrides:

dispatch in class BEvent

toString

protected void toString(StringBuffer buf)

Overrides:

toString in class InputEvent