net.java.games.input
Class Keyboard

java.lang.Object
  net.java.games.input.AbstractController
      net.java.games.input.Keyboard

All Implemented Interfaces:

Controller

public abstract class Keyboard
extends AbstractController

A Keyboard is a type of controller consisting of a single controller, they keypad, which contains several axes (the keys). By default, all keys are set to receive polling data.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface net.java.games.input.Controller

Controller.PortType, Controller.Type

Constructor Summary

protected

Keyboard(java.lang.String name, Component[] keys, Controller[] children, Rumbler[] rumblers) Protected constructor.

Method Summary

Controller.Type	getType() Returns the type of the Controller.
boolean	isKeyDown(Component.Identifier.Key key_id)

Methods inherited from class net.java.games.input.AbstractController

getComponent, getComponents, getControllers, getEventQueue, getName, getNextDeviceEvent, getPortNumber, getPortType, getRumblers, poll, pollDevice, setDeviceEventQueueSize, setEventQueueSize, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Keyboard

protected Keyboard(java.lang.String name,
                   Component[] keys,
                   Controller[] children,
                   Rumbler[] rumblers)

Protected constructor. Subclasses should initialize the array of axes to an array of keys.

Parameters:

name - The name of the keyboard

Method Detail

getType

public Controller.Type getType()

Returns the type of the Controller.

Specified by:

getType in interface Controller

Overrides:

getType in class AbstractController

isKeyDown

public final boolean isKeyDown(Component.Identifier.Key key_id)