Java javafx.scene.input KeyEvent fields, constructors, methods, implement or subclass

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In this page you can find the methods, fields and constructors for javafx.scene.input KeyEvent.

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Field

EventType	ANY Common supertype for all key event types.
EventType	KEY_PRESSED This event occurs when a key has been pressed.
EventType	KEY_RELEASED This event occurs when a key has been released.
EventType	KEY_TYPED This event occurs when a character-generating key was typed (pressed and released).

Constructor

	KeyEvent(@NamedArg("source") Object source, @NamedArg("target") EventTarget target, @NamedArg("eventType") EventType eventType, @NamedArg("character") String character, @NamedArg("text") String text, @NamedArg("code") KeyCode code, @NamedArg("shiftDown") boolean shiftDown, @NamedArg("controlDown") boolean controlDown, @NamedArg("altDown") boolean altDown, @NamedArg("metaDown") boolean metaDown) Constructs a new KeyEvent event from the specified parameters.
	KeyEvent(@NamedArg("eventType") EventType eventType, @NamedArg("character") String character, @NamedArg("text") String text, @NamedArg("code") KeyCode code, @NamedArg("shiftDown") boolean shiftDown, @NamedArg("controlDown") boolean controlDown, @NamedArg("altDown") boolean altDown, @NamedArg("metaDown") boolean metaDown) Constructs a new KeyEvent event from the specified parameters, with a null source and target.

Method

void	consume() Marks this Event as consumed.
String	getCharacter() The Unicode character or sequence of characters associated with the key typed event.
KeyCode	getCode() The key code associated with the key in this key pressed or key released event.
EventType	getEventType()
String	getText() A String describing the key code, such as "HOME", "F1" or "A", for key pressed and key released events.
boolean	isAltDown() Returns whether or not the Alt modifier is down on this event.
boolean	isControlDown() Returns whether or not the Control modifier is down on this event.
boolean	isMetaDown() Returns whether or not the Meta modifier is down on this event.
boolean	isShiftDown() Returns whether or not the Shift modifier is down on this event.