Eclipse Platform
Release 3.2

org.eclipse.ui.keys
Class Key

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.eclipse.ui.keys.Key
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.lang.Comparable
Direct Known Subclasses:
ModifierKey, NaturalKey

Deprecated. Please use org.eclipse.jface.bindings.keys.KeyStroke and org.eclipse.jface.bindings.keys.KeyLookupFactory

public abstract class Key
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable

Key is the abstract base class for all objects representing keys on the keyboard.

All Key objects have a formal string representation, called the 'name' of the key, available via the toString() method.

All Key objects, via the format() method, provide a version of their formal string representation translated by platform and locale, suitable for display to a user.

Key objects are immutable. Clients are not permitted to extend this class.

Since:
3.0

Field Summary
protected  int key
          Deprecated. The key from which this key was constructed.
 
Method Summary
 int compareTo(java.lang.Object object)
          Deprecated.  
 boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)
          Deprecated.  
 int hashCode()
          Deprecated.  
 java.lang.String toString()
          Deprecated. Returns the formal string representation for this key.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

key

protected final int key
Deprecated. 
The key from which this key was constructed. This value is defined by KeyLookupFactory.getDefault().

Method Detail

compareTo

public final int compareTo(java.lang.Object object)
Deprecated. 
Specified by:
compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable
See Also:
Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object)

equals

public final boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)
Deprecated. 
Overrides:
equals in class java.lang.Object
See Also:
Object.equals(java.lang.Object)

hashCode

public final int hashCode()
Deprecated. 
Overrides:
hashCode in class java.lang.Object
See Also:
Object.hashCode()

toString

public final java.lang.String toString()
Deprecated. 
Returns the formal string representation for this key.

Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object
Returns:
The formal string representation for this key. Guaranteed not to be null.
See Also:
Object.toString()

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.2

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