1QKeyEvent(3qt) QKeyEvent(3qt)
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6 QKeyEvent - Describes a key event
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9 #include <qevent.h>
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11 Inherits QEvent.
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14 QKeyEvent ( Type type, int key, int ascii, int state, const QString &
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17 int ascii () const
18 ButtonState state () const
19 ButtonState stateAfter () const
20 bool isAccepted () const
21 QString text () const
22 bool isAutoRepeat () const
23 int count () const
24 void accept ()
25 void ignore ()
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28 The QKeyEvent class contains describes a key event.
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30 Key events occur when a key is pressed or released when a widget has
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33 A key event contains a special accept flag that indicates whether the
34 receiver wants the key event. You should call QKeyEvent::ignore() if
35 the key press or release event is not handled by your widget. A key
36 event is propagated up the parent widget chain until a widget accepts
37 it with QKeyEvent::accept() or an event filter consumes it. Key events
38 for multi media keys are ignored by default. You should call
39 QKeyEvent::accept() if your widget handles those events.
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41 The QWidget::setEnable() function can be used to enable or disable
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44 The event handlers QWidget::keyPressEvent() and
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47 See also QFocusEvent, QWidget::grabKeyboard(), and Event Classes.
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51 & text = QString::null, bool autorep = FALSE, ushort count = 1 )
52 Constructs a key event object.
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54 The type parameter must be QEvent::KeyPress or QEvent::KeyRelease. If
55 key is 0 the event is not a result of a known key (e.g. it may be the
56 result of a compose sequence or keyboard macro). ascii is the ASCII
57 code of the key that was pressed or released. state holds the keyboard
58 modifiers. text is the Unicode text that the key generated. If autorep
59 is TRUE, isAutoRepeat() will be TRUE. count is the number of single
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65 Sets the accept flag of the key event object.
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67 Setting the accept parameter indicates that the receiver of the event
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75 Returns the ASCII code of the key that was pressed or released. We
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80 Example: picture/picture.cpp.
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83 Returns the number of single keys for this event. If text() is not
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86 See also QWidget::setKeyCompression().
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89 Clears the accept flag parameter of the key event object.
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91 Clearing the accept parameter indicates that the event receiver does
92 not want the key event. Unwanted key events are sent to the parent
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100 Returns TRUE if the receiver of the event wants to keep the key;
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104 Returns TRUE if this event comes from an auto-repeating key and FALSE
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107 Note that if the event is a multiple-key compressed event that is
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112 Returns the code of the key that was pressed or released.
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114 See Qt::Key for the list of keyboard codes. These codes are independent
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117 A value of either 0 or Key_unknown means that the event is not the
118 result of a known key (e.g. it may be the result of a compose sequence
119 or a keyboard macro, or due to key event compression).
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123 Example: fileiconview/qfileiconview.cpp.
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126 Returns the keyboard modifier flags that existed immediately before the
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129 The returned value is ShiftButton, ControlButton, AltButton and
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134 Example: fileiconview/qfileiconview.cpp.
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137 Returns the keyboard modifier flags that existed immediately after the
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140 Warning: This function cannot be trusted.
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145 Returns the Unicode text that this key generated. The text returned
146 migth be empty, which is the case when pressing or releasing modifying
147 keys as Shift, Control, Alt and Meta. In these cases key() will contain
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