org.eclipse.swt.events
Class KeyEvent

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.util.EventObject
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        +--org.eclipse.swt.internal.SWTEventObject
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              +--org.eclipse.swt.events.TypedEvent
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                    +--org.eclipse.swt.events.KeyEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

TraverseEvent, VerifyEvent

public class KeyEvent

extends TypedEvent

Instances of this class are sent as a result of keys being pressed and released on the keyboard

See Also:

KeyListener, Serialized Form

Field Summary

char	character the character represented by the key that was typed
int	keyCode the key code of the key that was typed
int	stateMask the state of the keyboard modifier keys at the time the event was generated

Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.events.TypedEvent

data, display, time, widget

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

KeyEvent(Event e)
Constructs a new instance of this class based on the information in the given untyped event.

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

character

public char character

the character represented by the key that was typed

keyCode

public int keyCode

the key code of the key that was typed

stateMask

public int stateMask

the state of the keyboard modifier keys at the time the event was generated

Constructor Detail

KeyEvent

public KeyEvent(Event e)

Constructs a new instance of this class based on the information in the given untyped event.

Parameters:

e - the untyped event containing the information