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Added in API level 1

ArrowKeyMovementMethod

public class ArrowKeyMovementMethod
extends BaseMovementMethod implements MovementMethod

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.text.method.BaseMovementMethod
     ↳ android.text.method.ArrowKeyMovementMethod


A movement method that provides cursor movement and selection. Supports displaying the context menu on DPad Center.

Summary

Public constructors

ArrowKeyMovementMethod()

Public methods

boolean canSelectArbitrarily()

Returns true if this movement method allows arbitrary selection of any text; false if it has no selection (like a movement method that only scrolls) or a constrained selection (for example limited to links.

static MovementMethod getInstance()
void initialize(TextView widget, Spannable text)
void onTakeFocus(TextView view, Spannable text, int dir)
boolean onTouchEvent(TextView widget, Spannable buffer, MotionEvent event)

Protected methods

boolean bottom(TextView widget, Spannable buffer)

Performs a bottom movement action.

boolean down(TextView widget, Spannable buffer)

Performs a down movement action.

boolean end(TextView widget, Spannable buffer)

Performs an end movement action.

boolean handleMovementKey(TextView widget, Spannable buffer, int keyCode, int movementMetaState, KeyEvent event)

Performs a movement key action.

boolean home(TextView widget, Spannable buffer)

Performs a home movement action.

boolean left(TextView widget, Spannable buffer)

Performs a left movement action.

boolean lineEnd(TextView widget, Spannable buffer)

Performs a line-end movement action.

boolean lineStart(TextView widget, Spannable buffer)

Performs a line-start movement action.

boolean pageDown(TextView widget, Spannable buffer)

Performs a page-down movement action.

boolean pageUp(TextView widget, Spannable buffer)

Performs a page-up movement action.

boolean right(TextView widget, Spannable buffer)

Performs a right movement action.

boolean top(TextView widget, Spannable buffer)

Performs a top movement action.

boolean up(TextView widget, Spannable buffer)

Performs an up movement action.

Inherited methods

From class android.text.method.BaseMovementMethod
From class java.lang.Object
From interface android.text.method.MovementMethod

Public constructors

ArrowKeyMovementMethod

Added in API level 1
ArrowKeyMovementMethod ()

Public methods

canSelectArbitrarily

Added in API level 1
boolean canSelectArbitrarily ()

Returns true if this movement method allows arbitrary selection of any text; false if it has no selection (like a movement method that only scrolls) or a constrained selection (for example limited to links. The "Select All" menu item is disabled if arbitrary selection is not allowed.

Returns
boolean

getInstance

Added in API level 1
MovementMethod getInstance ()

Returns
MovementMethod

initialize

Added in API level 1
void initialize (TextView widget, 
                Spannable text)

Parameters
widget TextView
text Spannable

onTakeFocus

Added in API level 1
void onTakeFocus (TextView view, 
                Spannable text, 
                int dir)

Parameters
view TextView
text Spannable
dir int

onTouchEvent

Added in API level 1
boolean onTouchEvent (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer, 
                MotionEvent event)

Parameters
widget TextView
buffer Spannable
event MotionEvent
Returns
boolean

Protected methods

bottom

Added in API level 11
boolean bottom (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer)

Performs a bottom movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls to the bottom of the buffer.

Parameters
widget TextView: The text view.
buffer Spannable: The text buffer.
Returns
boolean True if the event was handled.

down

Added in API level 11
boolean down (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer)

Performs a down movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls down by one line.

Parameters
widget TextView: The text view.
buffer Spannable: The text buffer.
Returns
boolean True if the event was handled.

end

Added in API level 11
boolean end (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer)

Performs an end movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls to the start of the line or to the top of the document depending on whether the insertion point is being moved or the document is being scrolled.

Parameters
widget TextView: The text view.
buffer Spannable: The text buffer.
Returns
boolean True if the event was handled.

handleMovementKey

Added in API level 11
boolean handleMovementKey (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer, 
                int keyCode, 
                int movementMetaState, 
                KeyEvent event)

Performs a movement key action. The default implementation decodes the key down and invokes movement actions such as down(TextView, Spannable) and up(TextView, Spannable). onKeyDown(TextView, Spannable, int, KeyEvent) calls this method once to handle an ACTION_DOWN. onKeyOther(TextView, Spannable, KeyEvent) calls this method repeatedly to handle each repetition of an ACTION_MULTIPLE.

Parameters
widget TextView: The text view.
buffer Spannable: The text buffer.
keyCode int: The key code.
movementMetaState int: The keyboard meta states used for movement.
event KeyEvent: The key event.
Returns
boolean True if the event was handled.

home

Added in API level 11
boolean home (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer)

Performs a home movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls to the start of the line or to the top of the document depending on whether the insertion point is being moved or the document is being scrolled.

Parameters
widget TextView: The text view.
buffer Spannable: The text buffer.
Returns
boolean True if the event was handled.

left

Added in API level 11
boolean left (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer)

Performs a left movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls left by one character.

Parameters
widget TextView: The text view.
buffer Spannable: The text buffer.
Returns
boolean True if the event was handled.

lineEnd

Added in API level 11
boolean lineEnd (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer)

Performs a line-end movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls to the end of the line.

Parameters
widget TextView: The text view.
buffer Spannable: The text buffer.
Returns
boolean True if the event was handled.

lineStart

Added in API level 11
boolean lineStart (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer)

Performs a line-start movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls to the start of the line.

Parameters
widget TextView: The text view.
buffer Spannable: The text buffer.
Returns
boolean True if the event was handled.

pageDown

Added in API level 11
boolean pageDown (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer)

Performs a page-down movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls down by one page.

Parameters
widget TextView: The text view.
buffer Spannable: The text buffer.
Returns
boolean True if the event was handled.

pageUp

Added in API level 11
boolean pageUp (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer)

Performs a page-up movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls up by one page.

Parameters
widget TextView: The text view.
buffer Spannable: The text buffer.
Returns
boolean True if the event was handled.

right

Added in API level 11
boolean right (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer)

Performs a right movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls right by one character.

Parameters
widget TextView: The text view.
buffer Spannable: The text buffer.
Returns
boolean True if the event was handled.

top

Added in API level 11
boolean top (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer)

Performs a top movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls to the top of the buffer.

Parameters
widget TextView: The text view.
buffer Spannable: The text buffer.
Returns
boolean True if the event was handled.

up

Added in API level 11
boolean up (TextView widget, 
                Spannable buffer)

Performs an up movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls up by one line.

Parameters
widget TextView: The text view.
buffer Spannable: The text buffer.
Returns
boolean True if the event was handled.

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