KeyEvent

An event related to a key-based device.

class KeyEvent : Event {

gdk.types.ModifierType getConsumedModifiers();

bool getMatch(uint keyval, gdk.types.ModifierType modifiers);

bool isModifier();

gdk.types.KeyMatch matches(uint keyval, gdk.types.ModifierType modifiers);

}

Members

Functions

getConsumedModifiers gdk.types.ModifierType getConsumedModifiers(): Extracts the consumed modifiers from a key event.
getKeycode uint getKeycode(): Extracts the keycode from a key event.
getKeyval uint getKeyval(): Extracts the keyval from a key event.
getLayout uint getLayout(): Extracts the layout from a key event.
getLevel uint getLevel(): Extracts the shift level from a key event.
getMatch bool getMatch(uint keyval, gdk.types.ModifierType modifiers): Gets a keyval and modifier combination that will match the event.
isModifier bool isModifier(): Extracts whether the key event is for a modifier key.
matches gdk.types.KeyMatch matches(uint keyval, gdk.types.ModifierType modifiers): Matches a key event against a keyval and modifiers.

Inherited Members

From Event

getAxes bool getAxes(double[] axes): Extracts all axis values from an event.
getAxis bool getAxis(gdk.types.AxisUse axisUse, double value): Extract the axis value for a particular axis use from an event structure.
getDevice gdk.device.Device getDevice(): Returns the device of an event.
getDeviceTool gdk.device_tool.DeviceTool getDeviceTool(): Returns a gdk.device_tool.DeviceTool representing the tool that caused the event.
getDisplay gdk.display.Display getDisplay(): Retrieves the display associated to the event.
getEventSequence gdk.event_sequence.EventSequence getEventSequence(): Returns the event sequence to which the event belongs.
getEventType gdk.types.EventType getEventType(): Retrieves the type of the event.
getHistory gdk.types.TimeCoord[] getHistory(): Retrieves the history of the device that event is for, as a list of time and coordinates.
getModifierState gdk.types.ModifierType getModifierState(): Returns the modifier state field of an event.
getPointerEmulated bool getPointerEmulated(): Returns whether this event is an 'emulated' pointer event.
getPosition bool getPosition(double x, double y): Extract the event surface relative x/y coordinates from an event.
getSeat gdk.seat.Seat getSeat(): Returns the seat that originated the event.
getSurface gdk.surface.Surface getSurface(): Extracts the surface associated with an event.
getTime uint getTime(): Returns the timestamp of event.
triggersContextMenu bool triggersContextMenu(): Returns whether a gdk.event.Event should trigger a context menu, according to platform conventions.

gdk key_event classes

KeyEvent