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Added in API level 3

Keyboard.Key

public static class Keyboard.Key
extends Object

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.inputmethodservice.Keyboard.Key


Class for describing the position and characteristics of a single key in the keyboard.

Summary

XML attributes

android:codes The unicode value or comma-separated values that this key outputs. 
android:horizontalGap Default horizontal gap between keys. 
android:iconPreview The icon to show in the popup preview. 
android:isModifier Whether this is a modifier key such as Alt or Shift. 
android:isRepeatable Whether long-pressing on this key will make it repeat. 
android:isSticky Whether this is a toggle key. 
android:keyEdgeFlags Key edge flags. 
android:keyHeight Default height of a key, in pixels or percentage of display width. 
android:keyIcon The icon to display on the key instead of the label. 
android:keyLabel The label to display on the key. 
android:keyOutputText The string of characters to output when this key is pressed. 
android:keyWidth Default width of a key, in pixels or percentage of display width. 
android:popupCharacters The characters to display in the popup keyboard. 
android:popupKeyboard The XML keyboard layout of any popup keyboard. 

Fields

public int[] codes

All the key codes (unicode or custom code) that this key could generate, zero'th being the most important.

public int edgeFlags

Flags that specify the anchoring to edges of the keyboard for detecting touch events that are just out of the boundary of the key.

public int gap

The horizontal gap before this key

public int height

Height of the key, not including the gap

public Drawable icon

Icon to display instead of a label.

public Drawable iconPreview

Preview version of the icon, for the preview popup

public CharSequence label

Label to display

public boolean modifier

Whether this is a modifier key, such as Shift or Alt

public boolean on

If this is a sticky key, is it on?

public CharSequence popupCharacters

Popup characters

public int popupResId

If this key pops up a mini keyboard, this is the resource id for the XML layout for that keyboard.

public boolean pressed

The current pressed state of this key

public boolean repeatable

Whether this key repeats itself when held down

public boolean sticky

Whether this key is sticky, i.e., a toggle key

public CharSequence text

Text to output when pressed.

public int width

Width of the key, not including the gap

public int x

X coordinate of the key in the keyboard layout

public int y

Y coordinate of the key in the keyboard layout

Public constructors

Keyboard.Key(Keyboard.Row parent)

Create an empty key with no attributes.

Keyboard.Key(Resources res, Keyboard.Row parent, int x, int y, XmlResourceParser parser)

Create a key with the given top-left coordinate and extract its attributes from the XML parser.

Public methods

int[] getCurrentDrawableState()

Returns the drawable state for the key, based on the current state and type of the key.

boolean isInside(int x, int y)

Detects if a point falls inside this key.

void onPressed()

Informs the key that it has been pressed, in case it needs to change its appearance or state.

void onReleased(boolean inside)

Changes the pressed state of the key.

int squaredDistanceFrom(int x, int y)

Returns the square of the distance between the center of the key and the given point.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object

XML attributes

android:codes

The unicode value or comma-separated values that this key outputs.

May be a string value, using '\\;' to escape characters such as '\\n' or '\\uxxxx' for a unicode character.

May be an integer value, such as "100".

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol codes.

android:horizontalGap

Default horizontal gap between keys.

May be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

May be a fractional value, which is a floating point number appended with either % or %p, such as "14.5%". The % suffix always means a percentage of the base size; the optional %p suffix provides a size relative to some parent container.

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol horizontalGap.

android:iconPreview

The icon to show in the popup preview.

Must be a reference to another resource, in the form "@[+][package:]type:name" or to a theme attribute in the form "?[package:][type:]name".

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol iconPreview.

android:isModifier

Whether this is a modifier key such as Alt or Shift.

Must be a boolean value, either "true" or "false".

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol isModifier.

android:isRepeatable

Whether long-pressing on this key will make it repeat.

Must be a boolean value, either "true" or "false".

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol isRepeatable.

android:isSticky

Whether this is a toggle key.

Must be a boolean value, either "true" or "false".

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol isSticky.

android:keyEdgeFlags

Key edge flags.

Must be one or more (separated by '|') of the following constant values.

ConstantValueDescription
left1 Key is anchored to the left of the keyboard.
right2 Key is anchored to the right of the keyboard.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol keyEdgeFlags.

android:keyHeight

Default height of a key, in pixels or percentage of display width.

May be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

May be a fractional value, which is a floating point number appended with either % or %p, such as "14.5%". The % suffix always means a percentage of the base size; the optional %p suffix provides a size relative to some parent container.

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol keyHeight.

android:keyIcon

The icon to display on the key instead of the label.

Must be a reference to another resource, in the form "@[+][package:]type:name" or to a theme attribute in the form "?[package:][type:]name".

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol keyIcon.

android:keyLabel

The label to display on the key.

Must be a string value, using '\\;' to escape characters such as '\\n' or '\\uxxxx' for a unicode character.

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol keyLabel.

android:keyOutputText

The string of characters to output when this key is pressed.

Must be a string value, using '\\;' to escape characters such as '\\n' or '\\uxxxx' for a unicode character.

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol keyOutputText.

android:keyWidth

Default width of a key, in pixels or percentage of display width.

May be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

May be a fractional value, which is a floating point number appended with either % or %p, such as "14.5%". The % suffix always means a percentage of the base size; the optional %p suffix provides a size relative to some parent container.

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol keyWidth.

android:popupCharacters

The characters to display in the popup keyboard.

Must be a string value, using '\\;' to escape characters such as '\\n' or '\\uxxxx' for a unicode character.

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol popupCharacters.

android:popupKeyboard

The XML keyboard layout of any popup keyboard.

Must be a reference to another resource, in the form "@[+][package:]type:name" or to a theme attribute in the form "?[package:][type:]name".

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol popupKeyboard.

Fields

codes

Added in API level 3
int[] codes

All the key codes (unicode or custom code) that this key could generate, zero'th being the most important.

edgeFlags

Added in API level 3
int edgeFlags

Flags that specify the anchoring to edges of the keyboard for detecting touch events that are just out of the boundary of the key. This is a bit mask of EDGE_LEFT, EDGE_RIGHT, EDGE_TOP and EDGE_BOTTOM.

gap

Added in API level 3
int gap

The horizontal gap before this key

height

Added in API level 3
int height

Height of the key, not including the gap

icon

Added in API level 3
Drawable icon

Icon to display instead of a label. Icon takes precedence over a label

iconPreview

Added in API level 3
Drawable iconPreview

Preview version of the icon, for the preview popup

label

Added in API level 3
CharSequence label

Label to display

modifier

Added in API level 3
boolean modifier

Whether this is a modifier key, such as Shift or Alt

on

Added in API level 3
boolean on

If this is a sticky key, is it on?

popupCharacters

Added in API level 3
CharSequence popupCharacters

Popup characters

popupResId

Added in API level 3
int popupResId

If this key pops up a mini keyboard, this is the resource id for the XML layout for that keyboard.

pressed

Added in API level 3
boolean pressed

The current pressed state of this key

repeatable

Added in API level 3
boolean repeatable

Whether this key repeats itself when held down

sticky

Added in API level 3
boolean sticky

Whether this key is sticky, i.e., a toggle key

text

Added in API level 3
CharSequence text

Text to output when pressed. This can be multiple characters, like ".com"

width

Added in API level 3
int width

Width of the key, not including the gap

x

Added in API level 3
int x

X coordinate of the key in the keyboard layout

y

Added in API level 3
int y

Y coordinate of the key in the keyboard layout

Public constructors

Keyboard.Key

Added in API level 3
Keyboard.Key (Keyboard.Row parent)

Create an empty key with no attributes.

Parameters
parent Keyboard.Row

Keyboard.Key

Added in API level 3
Keyboard.Key (Resources res, 
                Keyboard.Row parent, 
                int x, 
                int y, 
                XmlResourceParser parser)

Create a key with the given top-left coordinate and extract its attributes from the XML parser.

Parameters
res Resources: resources associated with the caller's context
parent Keyboard.Row: the row that this key belongs to. The row must already be attached to a Keyboard.
x int: the x coordinate of the top-left
y int: the y coordinate of the top-left
parser XmlResourceParser: the XML parser containing the attributes for this key

Public methods

getCurrentDrawableState

Added in API level 3
int[] getCurrentDrawableState ()

Returns the drawable state for the key, based on the current state and type of the key.

Returns
int[] the drawable state of the key.

See also:

isInside

Added in API level 3
boolean isInside (int x, 
                int y)

Detects if a point falls inside this key.

Parameters
x int: the x-coordinate of the point
y int: the y-coordinate of the point
Returns
boolean whether or not the point falls inside the key. If the key is attached to an edge, it will assume that all points between the key and the edge are considered to be inside the key.

onPressed

Added in API level 3
void onPressed ()

Informs the key that it has been pressed, in case it needs to change its appearance or state.

See also:

onReleased

Added in API level 3
void onReleased (boolean inside)

Changes the pressed state of the key.

Toggled state of the key will be flipped when all the following conditions are fulfilled:

Parameters
inside boolean: whether the finger was released inside the key. Works only on Android M and later. See the method document for details.

See also:

squaredDistanceFrom

Added in API level 3
int squaredDistanceFrom (int x, 
                int y)

Returns the square of the distance between the center of the key and the given point.

Parameters
x int: the x-coordinate of the point
y int: the y-coordinate of the point
Returns
int the square of the distance of the point from the center of the key

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