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package org.w3c.dom.events;
import org.w3c.dom.views.AbstractView;
/**
* The <code>KeyboardEvent</code> interface provides specific contextual
* information associated with keyboard devices. Each keyboard event
* references a key using an identifier. Keyboard events are commonly
* directed at the element that has the focus.
* <p> The <code>KeyboardEvent</code> interface provides convenient attributes
* for some common modifiers keys: <code>KeyboardEvent.ctrlKey</code>,
* <code>KeyboardEvent.shiftKey</code>, <code>KeyboardEvent.altKey</code>,
* <code>KeyboardEvent.metaKey</code>.
* <p> To create an instance of the <code>KeyboardEvent</code> interface, use
* the <code>DocumentEvent.createEvent("KeyboardEvent")</code> method call.
* <p>See also the
* <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-DOM-Level-3-Events-20060413'>
* Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events Specification</a>.
*
* @since DOM Level 3
*/
public interface KeyboardEvent extends UIEvent {
/**
* The key activation is not distinguished as the left or right version
* of the key, and did not originate from the numeric keypad (or did not
* originate with a virtual key corresponding to the numeric keypad).
* Example: the 'Q' key on a PC 101 Key US keyboard.
*/
public static final int DOM_KEY_LOCATION_STANDARD = 0x00;
/**
* The key activated is in the left key location (there is more than one
* possible location for this key). Example: the left Shift key on a PC
* 101 Key US keyboard.
*/
public static final int DOM_KEY_LOCATION_LEFT = 0x01;
/**
* The key activation is in the right key location (there is more than
* one possible location for this key). Example: the right Shift key on
* a PC 101 Key US keyboard.
*/
public static final int DOM_KEY_LOCATION_RIGHT = 0x02;
/**
* The key activation originated on the numeric keypad or with a virtual
* key corresponding to the numeric keypad. Example: the '1' key on a PC
* 101 Key US keyboard located on the numeric pad.
*/
public static final int DOM_KEY_LOCATION_NUMPAD = 0x03;
/**
* <code>keyIdentifier</code> holds the identifier of the key. The key
* identifiers are defined in Appendix A.2 <a
* href="http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Events/keyset.html#KeySet-Set">
* "Key identifiers set"</a>. Implementations that are
* unable to identify a key must use the key identifier
* <code>"Unidentified"</code>.
*/
public String getKeyIdentifier();
/**
* The <code>keyLocation</code> attribute contains an indication of the
* location of they key on the device, as described in <a
* href="http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Events/events.html#ID-KeyboardEvent-KeyLocationCode">
* Keyboard event types</a>.
*/
public int getKeyLocation();
/**
* <code>true</code> if the control (Ctrl) key modifier is activated.
*/
public boolean getCtrlKey();
/**
* <code>true</code> if the shift (Shift) key modifier is activated.
*/
public boolean getShiftKey();
/**
* <code>true</code> if the alternative (Alt) key modifier is activated.
* <p ><b>Note:</b> The Option key modifier on Macintosh systems must be
* represented using this key modifier.
*/
public boolean getAltKey();
/**
* <code>true</code> if the meta (Meta) key modifier is activated.
* <p ><b>Note:</b> The Command key modifier on Macintosh systems must be
* represented using this key modifier.
*/
public boolean getMetaKey();
/**
* The <code>initKeyboardEvent</code> method is used to initialize the
* value of a <code>KeyboardEvent</code> object and has the same
* behavior as <code>UIEvent.initUIEvent()</code>. The value of
* <code>UIEvent.detail</code> remains undefined.
* @param typeArg Refer to the <code>UIEvent.initUIEvent()</code> method
* for a description of this parameter.
* @param canBubbleArg Refer to the <code>UIEvent.initUIEvent()</code>
* method for a description of this parameter.
* @param cancelableArg Refer to the <code>UIEvent.initUIEvent()</code>
* method for a description of this parameter.
* @param viewArg Refer to the <code>UIEvent.initUIEvent()</code> method
* for a description of this parameter.
* @param keyIdentifierArg Specifies
* <code>KeyboardEvent.keyIdentifier</code>.
* @param keyLocationArg Specifies <code>KeyboardEvent.keyLocation</code>
* .
* @param modifiersList A
* <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xml-20040204/#NT-S'>white space
* </a> separated list of modifier key identifiers to be activated on
* this object.
*/
public void initKeyboardEvent(String typeArg,
boolean canBubbleArg,
boolean cancelableArg,
AbstractView viewArg,
String keyIdentifierArg,
int keyLocationArg,
String modifiersList);
/**
* The <code>initKeyboardEventNS</code> method is used to initialize the
* value of a <code>KeyboardEvent</code> object and has the same
* behavior as <code>UIEvent.initUIEventNS()</code>. The value of
* <code>UIEvent.detail</code> remains undefined.
* @param namespaceURIArg Refer to the <code>UIEvent.initUIEventNS()</code>
* method for a description of this parameter.
* @param typeArg Refer to the <code>UIEvent.initUIEventNS()</code>
* method for a description of this parameter.
* @param canBubbleArg Refer to the <code>UIEvent.initUIEventNS()</code>
* method for a description of this parameter.
* @param cancelableArg Refer to the <code>UIEvent.initUIEventNS()</code>
* method for a description of this parameter.
* @param viewArg Refer to the <code>UIEvent.initUIEventNS()</code>
* method for a description of this parameter.
* @param keyIdentifierArg Refer to the
* <code>KeyboardEvent.initKeyboardEvent()</code> method for a
* description of this parameter.
* @param keyLocationArg Refer to the
* <code>KeyboardEvent.initKeyboardEvent()</code> method for a
* description of this parameter.
* @param modifiersList A
* <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xml-20040204/#NT-S'>white space
* </a> separated list of modifier key identifiers to be activated on
* this object. As an example, <code>"Control Alt"</code> will activated
* the control and alt modifiers.
*/
public void initKeyboardEventNS(String namespaceURIArg,
String typeArg,
boolean canBubbleArg,
boolean cancelableArg,
AbstractView viewArg,
String keyIdentifierArg,
int keyLocationArg,
String modifiersList);
}