Key Event
NOTE
This method is supported since API version 7. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.
Required Permissions
None
Events
Name |
Bubble Supported |
Description |
onKeyEvent(event: (event?: KeyEvent) => void) |
Yes |
Called when a key event occurs. For details about the event parameters, see [KeyEvent Object](#KeyEvent Object). |
KeyEvent Object
Name |
Type |
Description |
type |
KeyType |
Type of a key. |
keyCode |
number |
Key code. |
keyText |
string |
Key value. |
keySource |
KeySource |
Type of the input device that triggers the key event. |
deviceId |
number |
ID of the input device that triggers the key event. |
metaKey |
number |
State of the metakey when the key is pressed. The value 1 means the pressed state, and 0 means the unpressed state. |
timestamp |
number |
Timestamp when the key is pressed. |
Name |
Description |
stopPropagation(): void |
Stops the event from bubbling upwards or downwards. |
Name |
Description |
Down |
The key is pressed. |
Up |
The key is released. |
Name |
Description |
Unknown |
Unknown input device. |
Keyboard |
The input device is a keyboard. |
- Common KeyCode description
Value |
Behavior |
Physical Button |
19 |
Upward |
Up button. |
20 |
Downward |
Down button. |
21 |
Leftward |
Left button. |
22 |
Rightward |
Right button. |
23 |
OK |
OK key on a remote control. |
66 |
OK |
Enter key on a keyboard. |
160 |
OK |
Enter button on the numeric keypad. |
Example
@Entry
@Component
struct KeyEventExample {
@State text: string = ''
@State eventType: string = ''
build() {
Column() {
Button('KeyEvent').backgroundColor(0x2788D9)
.onKeyEvent((event: KeyEvent) => {
if (event.type === KeyType.Down) {
this.eventType = 'Down'
}
if (event.type === KeyType.Up) {
this.eventType = 'Up'
}
console.info(this.text = 'KeyType:' + this.eventType + '\nkeyCode:' + event.keyCode + '\nkeyText:' + event.keyText)
})
Text(this.text).padding(15)
}.height(300).width('100%').padding(35)
}
}
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