Class InputMethodEvent

java.awt.event.InputMethodEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable

public class InputMethodEvent extends AWTEvent

Input method events contain information about text that is being composed using an input method. Whenever the text changes, the input method sends an event. If the text component that's currently using the input method is an active client, the event is dispatched to that component. Otherwise, it is dispatched to a separate composition window.

The text included with the input method event consists of two parts: committed text and composed text. Either part may be empty. The two parts together replace any uncommitted composed text sent in previous events, or the currently selected committed text. Committed text should be integrated into the text component's persistent data, it will not be sent again. Composed text may be sent repeatedly, with changes to reflect the user's editing operations. Committed text always precedes composed text.

Since:

1.2

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Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final int`	`CARET_POSITION_CHANGED`	The event type indicating a changed insertion point in input method text.
`static final int`	`INPUT_METHOD_FIRST`	Marks the first integer id for the range of input method event ids.
`static final int`	`INPUT_METHOD_LAST`	Marks the last integer id for the range of input method event ids.
`static final int`	`INPUT_METHOD_TEXT_CHANGED`	The event type indicating changed input method text.

Fields declared in class AWTEvent

ACTION_EVENT_MASK, ADJUSTMENT_EVENT_MASK, COMPONENT_EVENT_MASK, consumed, CONTAINER_EVENT_MASK, FOCUS_EVENT_MASK, HIERARCHY_BOUNDS_EVENT_MASK, HIERARCHY_EVENT_MASK, id, INPUT_METHOD_EVENT_MASK, INVOCATION_EVENT_MASK, ITEM_EVENT_MASK, KEY_EVENT_MASK, MOUSE_EVENT_MASK, MOUSE_MOTION_EVENT_MASK, MOUSE_WHEEL_EVENT_MASK, PAINT_EVENT_MASK, RESERVED_ID_MAX, TEXT_EVENT_MASK, WINDOW_EVENT_MASK, WINDOW_FOCUS_EVENT_MASK, WINDOW_STATE_EVENT_MASK

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final long`	`ACTION_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting action events.
`static final long`	`ADJUSTMENT_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting adjustment events.
`static final long`	`COMPONENT_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting component events.
`protected boolean`	`consumed`	Controls whether or not the event is sent back down to the peer once the source has processed it - false means it's sent to the peer; true means it's not.
`static final long`	`CONTAINER_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting container events.
`static final long`	`FOCUS_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting focus events.
`static final long`	`HIERARCHY_BOUNDS_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting hierarchy bounds events.
`static final long`	`HIERARCHY_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting hierarchy events.
`protected int`	`id`	The event's id.
`static final long`	`INPUT_METHOD_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting input method events.
`static final long`	`INVOCATION_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting invocation events.
`static final long`	`ITEM_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting item events.
`static final long`	`KEY_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting key events.
`static final long`	`MOUSE_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting mouse events.
`static final long`	`MOUSE_MOTION_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting mouse motion events.
`static final long`	`MOUSE_WHEEL_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting mouse wheel events.
`static final long`	`PAINT_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting paint events.
`static final int`	`RESERVED_ID_MAX`	The maximum value for reserved AWT event IDs.
`static final long`	`TEXT_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting text events.
`static final long`	`WINDOW_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting window events.
`static final long`	`WINDOW_FOCUS_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting window focus events.
`static final long`	`WINDOW_STATE_EVENT_MASK`	The event mask for selecting window state events.

Fields declared in class EventObject

source

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`protected Object`	`source`	The object on which the Event initially occurred.

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`InputMethodEvent(Component source, int id, long when, AttributedCharacterIterator text, int committedCharacterCount, TextHitInfo caret, TextHitInfo visiblePosition)`	Constructs an `InputMethodEvent` with the specified source component, type, time, text, caret, and visiblePosition.
`InputMethodEvent(Component source, int id, TextHitInfo caret, TextHitInfo visiblePosition)`	Constructs an `InputMethodEvent` with the specified source component, type, caret, and visiblePosition.
`InputMethodEvent(Component source, int id, AttributedCharacterIterator text, int committedCharacterCount, TextHitInfo caret, TextHitInfo visiblePosition)`	Constructs an `InputMethodEvent` with the specified source component, type, text, caret, and visiblePosition.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`consume()`	Consumes this event so that it will not be processed in the default manner by the source which originated it.
`TextHitInfo`	`getCaret()`	Gets the caret.
`int`	`getCommittedCharacterCount()`	Gets the number of committed characters in the text.
`AttributedCharacterIterator`	`getText()`	Gets the combined committed and composed text.
`TextHitInfo`	`getVisiblePosition()`	Gets the position that's most important to be visible.
`long`	`getWhen()`	Returns the time stamp of when this event occurred.
`boolean`	`isConsumed()`	Returns whether or not this event has been consumed.
`String`	`paramString()`	Returns a parameter string identifying this event.

Methods declared in class AWTEvent

getID, setSource, toString

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getID()`	Returns the event type.
`void`	`setSource(Object newSource)`	Retargets an event to a new source.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a String representation of this object.

Methods declared in class EventObject

getSource

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`getSource()`	The object on which the Event initially occurred.

Methods declared in class Object

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Field Details

INPUT_METHOD_FIRST

@Native public static final int INPUT_METHOD_FIRST

Marks the first integer id for the range of input method event ids.

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INPUT_METHOD_TEXT_CHANGED

@Native public static final int INPUT_METHOD_TEXT_CHANGED

The event type indicating changed input method text. This event is generated by input methods while processing input.

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CARET_POSITION_CHANGED

@Native public static final int CARET_POSITION_CHANGED

The event type indicating a changed insertion point in input method text. This event is generated by input methods while processing input if only the caret changed.

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INPUT_METHOD_LAST

@Native public static final int INPUT_METHOD_LAST

Marks the last integer id for the range of input method event ids.

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Constructor Details

InputMethodEvent

public InputMethodEvent(Component source, int id, long when, AttributedCharacterIterator text, int committedCharacterCount, TextHitInfo caret, TextHitInfo visiblePosition)

Constructs an InputMethodEvent with the specified source component, type, time, text, caret, and visiblePosition.

The offsets of caret and visiblePosition are relative to the current composed text; that is, the composed text within text if this is an INPUT_METHOD_TEXT_CHANGED event, the composed text within the text of the preceding INPUT_METHOD_TEXT_CHANGED event otherwise.

Note that passing in an invalid id results in unspecified behavior. This method throws an IllegalArgumentException if source is null.

Parameters:: source - the object where the event originated; id - the event type; when - a long integer that specifies the time the event occurred; text - the combined committed and composed text, committed text first; must be null when the event type is CARET_POSITION_CHANGED; may be null for INPUT_METHOD_TEXT_CHANGED if there's no committed or composed text; committedCharacterCount - the number of committed characters in the text; caret - the caret (a.k.a. insertion point); null if there's no caret within current composed text; visiblePosition - the position that's most important to be visible; null if there's no recommendation for a visible position within current composed text
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if id is not in the range INPUT_METHOD_FIRST..INPUT_METHOD_LAST; or if id is CARET_POSITION_CHANGED and text is not null; or if committedCharacterCount is not in the range 0..(text.getEndIndex() - text.getBeginIndex()); IllegalArgumentException - if source is null
Since:: 1.4

InputMethodEvent

public InputMethodEvent(Component source, int id, AttributedCharacterIterator text, int committedCharacterCount, TextHitInfo caret, TextHitInfo visiblePosition)

Constructs an InputMethodEvent with the specified source component, type, text, caret, and visiblePosition.

Note that passing in an invalid id results in unspecified behavior. This method throws an IllegalArgumentException if source is null.

Parameters:: source - the object where the event originated; id - the event type; text - the combined committed and composed text, committed text first; must be null when the event type is CARET_POSITION_CHANGED; may be null for INPUT_METHOD_TEXT_CHANGED if there's no committed or composed text; committedCharacterCount - the number of committed characters in the text; caret - the caret (a.k.a. insertion point); null if there's no caret within current composed text; visiblePosition - the position that's most important to be visible; null if there's no recommendation for a visible position within current composed text
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if id is not in the range INPUT_METHOD_FIRST..INPUT_METHOD_LAST; or if id is CARET_POSITION_CHANGED and text is not null; or if committedCharacterCount is not in the range 0..(text.getEndIndex() - text.getBeginIndex()); IllegalArgumentException - if source is null

InputMethodEvent

public InputMethodEvent(Component source, int id, TextHitInfo caret, TextHitInfo visiblePosition)

Constructs an InputMethodEvent with the specified source component, type, caret, and visiblePosition. The text is set to null, committedCharacterCount to 0.

The offsets of caret and visiblePosition are relative to the current composed text; that is, the composed text within the text of the preceding INPUT_METHOD_TEXT_CHANGED event if the event being constructed as a CARET_POSITION_CHANGED event. For an INPUT_METHOD_TEXT_CHANGED event without text, caret and visiblePosition must be null. The time stamp for this event is initialized by invoking EventQueue.getMostRecentEventTime().

Note that passing in an invalid id results in unspecified behavior. This method throws an IllegalArgumentException if source is null.

Parameters:: source - the object where the event originated; id - the event type; caret - the caret (a.k.a. insertion point); null if there's no caret within current composed text; visiblePosition - the position that's most important to be visible; null if there's no recommendation for a visible position within current composed text
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if id is not in the range INPUT_METHOD_FIRST..INPUT_METHOD_LAST; IllegalArgumentException - if source is null

Method Details

getText

public AttributedCharacterIterator getText()

Gets the combined committed and composed text. Characters from index 0 to index getCommittedCharacterCount() - 1 are committed text, the remaining characters are composed text.

Returns:: the text. Always null for CARET_POSITION_CHANGED; may be null for INPUT_METHOD_TEXT_CHANGED if there's no composed or committed text.

getCommittedCharacterCount

public int getCommittedCharacterCount()

Gets the number of committed characters in the text.

Returns:: the number of committed characters in the text

getCaret

public TextHitInfo getCaret()

Gets the caret.

The offset of the caret is relative to the current composed text; that is, the composed text within getText() if this is an INPUT_METHOD_TEXT_CHANGED event, the composed text within getText() of the preceding INPUT_METHOD_TEXT_CHANGED event otherwise.

Returns:: the caret (a.k.a. insertion point). Null if there's no caret within current composed text.

getVisiblePosition

public TextHitInfo getVisiblePosition()

Gets the position that's most important to be visible.

The offset of the visible position is relative to the current composed text; that is, the composed text within getText() if this is an INPUT_METHOD_TEXT_CHANGED event, the composed text within getText() of the preceding INPUT_METHOD_TEXT_CHANGED event otherwise.

Returns:: the position that's most important to be visible. Null if there's no recommendation for a visible position within current composed text.

consume

public void consume()

Consumes this event so that it will not be processed in the default manner by the source which originated it.

Overrides:: consume in class AWTEvent

isConsumed

public boolean isConsumed()

Returns whether or not this event has been consumed.

Overrides:

isConsumed in class AWTEvent

Returns:

true if this event has been consumed; otherwise false

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getWhen

public long getWhen()

Returns the time stamp of when this event occurred.

Returns:: this event's timestamp
Since:: 1.4

paramString

public String paramString()

Returns a parameter string identifying this event. This method is useful for event-logging and for debugging. It contains the event ID in text form, the characters of the committed and composed text separated by "+", the number of committed characters, the caret, and the visible position.

Overrides:: paramString in class AWTEvent
Returns:: a string identifying the event and its attributes

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