Class: TKeyDownEvent

Declaration: KeyboardInput.h

Taxonomy Categories:

Member Functions:


Interface Category:

API.

Inherits From:

None.

Inherited By:

None.

Purpose:

TKeyDownEvent derives from TKeyEvent and is generated when a key is pressed by the user.

Instantiation:

Allocate on the heap or the stack.

Deriving Classes:

None.

Concurrency:

Not multithread safe.

Resource Use:

No special requirements.

Member Function: TKeyDownEvent::~TKeyDownEvent

virtual ~ TKeyDownEvent ()

Interface Category:

API.

Purpose:

Destructor.

Calling Context:

Called to destroy an object.

Parameters:

Return Value:

None.

Exceptions:

Throws no exceptions, passes all exceptions through.

Concurrency:

Not multithread safe.

Other Considerations:

None.

Member Function: TKeyDownEvent::operator=

TKeyDownEvent & operator =(const TKeyDownEvent & assign)

Interface Category:

API.

Purpose:

Assignment operator.

Calling Context:

Called when an object is assigned to another compatible object.

Parameters:

Return Value:

Returns const reference to the left-hand side object.

Exceptions:

Throws no exceptions, passes all exceptions through.

Concurrency:

Not multithread safe.

Other Considerations:

None.

Member Function: TKeyDownEvent::Dispatch

virtual bool Dispatch (MEventTarget & target)

Interface Category:

API.

Purpose:

Dispatches the key-down event to the given target.

Calling Context:

Called by the event target to dispatch the event.

Parameters:

Return Value:

Returns true if the target returned true after processing the event.

Exceptions:

Throws no exceptions, passes all exceptions through.

Concurrency:

Not multithread safe.

Other Considerations:

None.

Member Function: TKeyDownEvent::TKeyDownEvent

  1. TKeyDownEvent (TKeyboardInputDevice * keyboardDevice, TStandardEventReceiver * receiver, TVirtualKeyCode :: EVirtualKey key, TModifierKeys modifierKeys)
  2. TKeyDownEvent (const TKeyDownEvent & copy)

Interface Category:

API

Purpose:

  1. Constructs the key-down event given the keyboard device, event receiver, key code, and modifier.
  2. Copy constructor.

Calling Context:

  1. Called when the even generated is a keyboard event.
  2. Called to copy an object.

Parameters:

Return Value:

None.

Exceptions:

Throws no exceptions, passes all exceptions through.

Concurrency:

Not multithread safe.

Other Considerations:

None.
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