JDK-8144625 : Expose code and char properties on KeyCode
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: javafx
  • Sub-Component: scenegraph
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2015-12-03
  • Updated: 2015-12-10
  • Resolved: 2015-12-10
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JDK 9
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JDK-8136573 - Review (and possibly make public) candidate API from private APIs
Description
KeyCode is lacking getCode() and getChar() methods. They should both return an immutable object (int and String, respectively) and the API seems generally convenient. Proposed patch will be attached shortly.
Comments
Changeset: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/openjfx/9-dev/rt/rev/951fc4dd5049
10-12-2015
+1 after fixing the other references to the old methods.
09-12-2015
API looks good. Docs look good. Two more places (not wired up to the build) that need to be changed: rt/apps/experiments/ConferenceScheduleApp/src/main/java/com/javafx/experiments/scheduleapp/ConferenceScheduleApp.java: event.getCode().impl_getCode(), rt/apps/experiments/ConferenceScheduleApp/src/main/java/com/javafx/experiments/scheduleapp/control/VirtualKeyboardSkin.java: return KeyEvent.impl_keyEvent(getSkinnable(), chars, chars, code.impl_getCode(),
08-12-2015
Patch ready for review
08-12-2015
For full disclosure, Pavel had the following comment about the getCode() method: JDK-8102410
03-12-2015