Component ID

id identifies a component uniquely within an application. This module provides APIs for obtaining the attributes of or sending events to the component with the specified ID.

NOTE

The APIs of this module are supported since API version 8. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.

Required Permissions

None

Attributes

Name Type Default Value Description
id string '' Unique ID you assigned to the component.

APIs

getInspectorByKey

getInspectorByKey(id: string): string

Obtains all attributes of the component with the specified ID, excluding the information about child components. This is a system API.

  • Parameters
Name Type Mandatory Default Value Description
id string Yes - ID of the component whose attributes are to be obtained.
  • Return value
Type Description
string JSON string of the component attribute list.

getInspectorTree

getInspectorTree(): string

Obtains the component tree and component attributes. This is a system API.

  • Return value
Type Description
string JSON string of the component tree and component attribute list.

sendEventByKey

sendEventByKey(id: string, action: number, params: string): boolean

Sends an event to the component with the specified ID. This is a system API.

  • Parameters
Name Type Mandatory Default Value Description
id string Yes - ID of the component to which the event is to be sent.
action number Yes - Type of the event to be sent. The options are as follows:
- 10: click event.
- 11: long click event.
params string Yes - Event parameters. If there is no parameter, pass an empty string "".
  • Return value
Type Description
boolean Returns true if the component with the specified ID is found; returns false otherwise.

sendTouchEvent

sendTouchEvent(event: TouchObject): boolean

Sends a touch event. This is a system API.

  • Parameters
Name Type Mandatory Default Value Description
event TouchObject Yes - Location where a touch event is triggered. For details, see TouchEvent.
  • Return value
Type Description
boolean Returns true if the event is sent successfully; returns false otherwise.

sendKeyEvent

sendKeyEvent(event: KeyEvent): boolean

Sends a key event. This is a system API.

  • Parameters
Name Type Mandatory Default Value Description
event KeyEvent Yes - Key event. For details, see KeyEvent.
  • Return value
Type Description
boolean Returns true if the event is sent successfully; returns false otherwise.

sendMouseEvent

sendMouseEvent(event: MouseEvent): boolean

Sends a mouse event. This is a system API.

  • Parameters
Name Type Mandatory Default Value Description
event MouseEvent Yes - Mouse event. For details, see MouseEvent.
  • Return value
Type Description
boolean Returns true if the event is sent successfully; returns false otherwise.

Example

// xxx.ets
class Utils {
  static rect_left;
  static rect_top;
  static rect_right;
  static rect_bottom;
  static rect_value;

  static getComponentRect(key) {
    let strJson = getInspectorByKey(key);
    let obj = JSON.parse(strJson);
    console.info("[getInspectorByKey] current component obj is: " + JSON.stringify(obj));
    let rectInfo = JSON.parse('[' + obj.$rect + ']')
    console.info("[getInspectorByKey] rectInfo is: " + rectInfo);
    this.rect_left = JSON.parse('[' + rectInfo[0] + ']')[0]
    this.rect_top = JSON.parse('[' + rectInfo[0] + ']')[1]
    this.rect_right = JSON.parse('[' + rectInfo[1] + ']')[0]
    this.rect_bottom = JSON.parse('[' + rectInfo[1] + ']')[1]
    return this.rect_value = {
      "left": this.rect_left, "top": this.rect_top, "right": this.rect_right, "bottom": this.rect_bottom
    }
  }
}

@Entry
@Component
struct IdExample {
  @State text: string = ''

  build() {
    Flex({ direction: FlexDirection.Column, alignItems: ItemAlign.Center, justifyContent: FlexAlign.Center }) {

      Button() {
        Text('onKeyTab').fontSize(25).fontWeight(FontWeight.Bold)
      }.margin({ top: 20 }).backgroundColor('#0D9FFB')
      .onKeyEvent(() => {
        this.text = "onKeyTab"
      })

      Button() {
        Text('click to start').fontSize(25).fontWeight(FontWeight.Bold)
      }.margin({ top: 20 })
      .onClick(() => {
        console.info(getInspectorByKey("click"))
        console.info(getInspectorTree())
        this.text = "Button 'click to start' is clicked"
        setTimeout(() => {
          sendEventByKey("longclick", 11, "")
        }, 2000)
      }).id('click')

      Button() {
        Text('longclick').fontSize(25).fontWeight(FontWeight.Bold)
      }.margin({ top: 20 }).backgroundColor('#0D9FFB')
      .gesture(
      LongPressGesture().onActionEnd(() => {
        console.info('long clicked')
        this.text = "Button 'longclick' is longclicked"
        setTimeout(() => {
          let rect = Utils.getComponentRect('onTouch')
          let touchPoint: TouchObject = {
            id: 1,
            x: rect.left + (rect.right - rect.left) / 2,
            y: rect.top + (rect.bottom - rect.top) / 2,
            type: TouchType.Down,
            screenX: rect.left + (rect.right - rect.left) / 2,
            screenY: rect.left + (rect.right - rect.left) / 2,
          }
          sendTouchEvent(touchPoint)
          touchPoint.type = TouchType.Up
          sendTouchEvent(touchPoint)
        }, 2000)
      })).id('longclick')

      Button() {
        Text('onTouch').fontSize(25).fontWeight(FontWeight.Bold)
      }.type(ButtonType.Capsule).margin({ top: 20 })
      .onClick(() => {
        console.info('onTouch is clicked')
        this.text = "Button 'onTouch' is clicked"
        setTimeout(() => {
          let rect = Utils.getComponentRect('onMouse')
          let mouseEvent: MouseEvent = {
            button: MouseButton.Left,
            action: MouseAction.Press,
            x: rect.left + (rect.right - rect.left) / 2,
            y: rect.top + (rect.bottom - rect.top) / 2,
            screenX: rect.left + (rect.right - rect.left) / 2,
            screenY: rect.top + (rect.bottom - rect.top) / 2,
            timestamp: 1,
            target: {
              area: {
                width: 1,
                height: 1,
                position: {
                  x: 1,
                  y: 1
                },
                globalPosition: {
                  x: 1,
                  y: 1
                }
              }
            },
            source: SourceType.Mouse
          }
          sendMouseEvent(mouseEvent)
        }, 2000)
      }).id('onTouch')

      Button() {
        Text('onMouse').fontSize(25).fontWeight(FontWeight.Bold)
      }.margin({ top: 20 }).backgroundColor('#0D9FFB')
      .onMouse(() => {
        console.info('onMouse')
        this.text = "Button 'onMouse' in onMouse"
        setTimeout(() => {
          let keyEvent: KeyEvent = {
            type: KeyType.Down,
            keyCode: 2049,
            keyText: 'tab',
            keySource: 4,
            deviceId: 0,
            metaKey: 0,
            timestamp: 0
          }
          sendKeyEvent(keyEvent)
        }, 2000)
      }).id('onMouse')

      Text(this.text).fontSize(25).padding(15)
    }
    .width('100%').height('100%')
  }
}