org.eclipse.swt.events
Interface KeyListener

All Superinterfaces:

EventListener, org.eclipse.swt.internal.SWTEventListener

All Known Implementing Classes:

KeyAdapter

public interface KeyListener

extends org.eclipse.swt.internal.SWTEventListener

Unsafe: Classes which implement this interface provide methods that deal with the events that are generated as keys are pressed on the system keyboard.

After creating an instance of a class that implements this interface it can be added to a control using the addKeyListener method and removed using the removeKeyListener method. When a key is pressed or released, the appropriate method will be invoked.

See Also:

KeyAdapter, KeyEvent

Method Summary

void	keyPressed(KeyEvent e) Suppressed: Sent when a key is pressed on the system keyboard.
void	keyReleased(KeyEvent e) Suppressed: Sent when a key is released on the system keyboard.

Method Detail

keyPressed

public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)

Suppressed: Sent when a key is pressed on the system keyboard.

Parameters:

e - an event containing information about the key press

keyReleased

public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e)

Suppressed: Sent when a key is released on the system keyboard.

Parameters:

e - an event containing information about the key release