InputMethod Class Reference

#include <Pt/Forms/InputMethod.h>

Extension for platform or custom text entry. More...

Inherited by DefaultInputMethod.

Public Member Functions
	InputMethod ()
	Creates an inactive input method.
virtual	~InputMethod ()
	Destructor.
bool	isVisible () const
	Returns true when the method is showing UI.
Window *	activeWindow ()
	Returns the method's active window, or 0.
void	begin (Control &control)
	Begins a session for control. More...
void	finish ()
	Ends the current session.
Widget *	receiver () const
	Returns the current receiver, or 0.
void	sendEvent (const KeyEvent &ev)
	Sends ev to the current receiver.

Protected Member Functions
virtual void	onBegin ()=0
	Starts the platform or custom text-entry session.
virtual void	onFinish ()=0
	Finishes the platform or custom text-entry session.
virtual Window *	onActiveWindow ()=0
	Returns the active text-entry window, or 0.

Detailed Description

An input method begins and finishes a session for a Control, may provide an active window, and sends KeyEvent objects to its current receiver. The caller does not own the receiver. Derive from this class only to implement a text-entry interface; ordinary controls use the method installed on Application.

Member Function Documentation

begin()

void begin

(

Control &

control

)

The control remains owned by its caller.