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      1 /*
      2  * Copyright (C) 2006 The Android Open Source Project
      3  *
      4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
      5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
      6  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
      7  *
      8  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
      9  *
     10  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
     11  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
     12  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
     13  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
     14  * limitations under the License.
     15  */
     16 
     17 package android.text.method;
     18 
     19 import android.widget.TextView;
     20 import android.view.KeyEvent;
     21 import android.view.MotionEvent;
     22 import android.text.*;
     23 
     24 /**
     25  * Provides cursor positioning, scrolling and text selection functionality in a {@link TextView}.
     26  * <p>
     27  * The {@link TextView} delegates handling of key events, trackball motions and touches to
     28  * the movement method for purposes of content navigation.  The framework automatically
     29  * selects an appropriate movement method based on the content of the {@link TextView}.
     30  * </p><p>
     31  * This interface is intended for use by the framework; it should not be implemented
     32  * directly by applications.
     33  * </p>
     34  */
     35 public interface MovementMethod {
     36     public void initialize(TextView widget, Spannable text);
     37     public boolean onKeyDown(TextView widget, Spannable text, int keyCode, KeyEvent event);
     38     public boolean onKeyUp(TextView widget, Spannable text, int keyCode, KeyEvent event);
     39 
     40     /**
     41      * If the key listener wants to other kinds of key events, return true,
     42      * otherwise return false and the caller (i.e. the widget host)
     43      * will handle the key.
     44      */
     45     public boolean onKeyOther(TextView view, Spannable text, KeyEvent event);
     46 
     47     public void onTakeFocus(TextView widget, Spannable text, int direction);
     48     public boolean onTrackballEvent(TextView widget, Spannable text, MotionEvent event);
     49     public boolean onTouchEvent(TextView widget, Spannable text, MotionEvent event);
     50     public boolean onGenericMotionEvent(TextView widget, Spannable text, MotionEvent event);
     51 
     52     /**
     53      * Returns true if this movement method allows arbitrary selection
     54      * of any text; false if it has no selection (like a movement method
     55      * that only scrolls) or a constrained selection (for example
     56      * limited to links.  The "Select All" menu item is disabled
     57      * if arbitrary selection is not allowed.
     58      */
     59     public boolean canSelectArbitrarily();
     60 }
     61