Common::KeyState Struct Reference

Keyboard status, as used in the Event struct. More...

#include <keyboard.h>

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	KeyState (KeyCode kc=KEYCODE_INVALID)
	KeyState (KeyCode kc, uint16 asc, byte f=0)
void	reset ()
bool	hasFlags (byte f) const
	Check whether the non-sticky flags are *exactly* as specified by f.
bool	operator== (const KeyState &x) const
	Check if two key states are equal.
Public Attributes
KeyCode	keycode
	Abstract key code (will be the same for any given key regardless of modifiers being held at the same time.
uint16	ascii
	ASCII-value of the pressed key (if any).
byte	flags
	Status of the modifier keys.

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Detailed Description

Keyboard status, as used in the Event struct.

Definition at line 285 of file keyboard.h.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Common::KeyState::KeyState

(

KeyCode

kc = KEYCODE_INVALID

)

[inline]

Definition at line 316 of file keyboard.h.

Common::KeyState::KeyState	(	KeyCode	kc,
		uint16	asc,
		byte	f = 0
	)			[inline]

Definition at line 322 of file keyboard.h.

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Member Function Documentation

bool Common::KeyState::hasFlags

(

byte

f

)

const [inline]

Check whether the non-sticky flags are *exactly* as specified by f.

This ignores the sticky flags (KBD_NUM, KBD_CAPS, KBD_SCRL). Sticky flags should never be passed to this function. If you just want to check whether a modifier flag is set, just bit-and the flag. E.g. to check whether the control key modifier is set, you can write if (keystate.flags & KBD_CTRL) { ... }

Definition at line 342 of file keyboard.h.

bool Common::KeyState::operator==

(

const KeyState &

x

)

const [inline]

Check if two key states are equal.

This implementation ignores the state of the sticky flags (caps lock, num lock, scroll lock) completely.

Todo:

is this still being used?

Definition at line 352 of file keyboard.h.

void Common::KeyState::reset

(

)

[inline]

Definition at line 328 of file keyboard.h.

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Member Data Documentation

uint16 Common::KeyState::ascii

ASCII-value of the pressed key (if any).

This depends on modifiers, i.e. pressing the 'A' key results in different values here depending on the status of shift, alt and caps lock. This should be used rather than keycode for text input to avoid keyboard layout issues. For example you cannot assume that KEYCODE_0 without a modifier will be '0' (on AZERTY keyboards it is not).

Definition at line 301 of file keyboard.h.

byte Common::KeyState::flags

Status of the modifier keys.

Bits are set in this for each pressed modifier. We distinguish 'non-sticky' and 'sticky' modifiers flags. The former are only set while certain keys (ctrl, alt, shift) are pressed by the user; the latter (num lock, caps lock, scroll lock) are activated when certain keys are pressed and released; and deactivated when that key is pressed and released a second time.

See also:

KBD_CTRL, KBD_ALT, KBD_SHIFT, KBD_NUM, KBD_CAPS, KBD_SCRL

Definition at line 314 of file keyboard.h.

KeyCode Common::KeyState::keycode

Abstract key code (will be the same for any given key regardless of modifiers being held at the same time.

Definition at line 290 of file keyboard.h.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• common/keyboard.h