View.OnKeyDown(Keycode, KeyEvent) Method

Definition

Default implementation of KeyEvent.Callback#onKeyDown(int, KeyEvent) KeyEvent.Callback.onKeyDown(): perform press of the view when KeyEvent#KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER or KeyEvent#KEYCODE_ENTER is released, if the view is enabled and clickable.

[Android.Runtime.Register("onKeyDown", "(ILandroid/view/KeyEvent;)Z", "GetOnKeyDown_ILandroid_view_KeyEvent_Handler")]
public virtual bool OnKeyDown (Android.Views.Keycode keyCode, Android.Views.KeyEvent? e);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("onKeyDown", "(ILandroid/view/KeyEvent;)Z", "GetOnKeyDown_ILandroid_view_KeyEvent_Handler")>]
abstract member OnKeyDown : Android.Views.Keycode * Android.Views.KeyEvent -> bool
override this.OnKeyDown : Android.Views.Keycode * Android.Views.KeyEvent -> bool

Parameters

keyCode
Keycode

a key code that represents the button pressed, from android.view.KeyEvent

e
KeyEvent

The KeyEvent object that defines the button action.

Returns

Implements

Attributes

Remarks

Default implementation of KeyEvent.Callback#onKeyDown(int, KeyEvent) KeyEvent.Callback.onKeyDown(): perform press of the view when KeyEvent#KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER or KeyEvent#KEYCODE_ENTER is released, if the view is enabled and clickable.

Key presses in software keyboards will generally NOT trigger this listener, although some may elect to do so in some situations. Do not rely on this to catch software key presses.

Java documentation for android.view.View.onKeyDown(int, android.view.KeyEvent).

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Applies to