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ArrowKeyMovementMethod
open class ArrowKeyMovementMethod : BaseMovementMethod, MovementMethod
A movement method that provides cursor movement and selection. Supports displaying the context menu on DPad Center.
Summary
| Public methods |
| open Boolean |
Returns true if this movement method allows arbitrary selection of any text; false if it has no selection (like a movement method that only scrolls) or a constrained selection (for example limited to links. The "Select All" menu item is disabled if arbitrary selection is not allowed.
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| open static MovementMethod! |
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| open Unit |
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| open Boolean |
Performs a next paragraph movement action.
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| open Unit |
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| open Boolean |
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| open Boolean |
Performs a previous paragraph movement action.
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| open Boolean |
Performs a bottom movement action.
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| open Boolean |
Performs a down movement action.
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| open Boolean |
Performs an end movement action.
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| open Boolean |
Performs a movement key action.
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| open Boolean |
Performs a home movement action.
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| open Boolean |
Performs a left movement action.
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| open Boolean |
Performs a line-end movement action.
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| open Boolean |
Performs a line-start movement action.
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| open Boolean |
Performs a page-down movement action.
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| open Boolean |
Performs a page-up movement action.
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| open Boolean |
Performs a right movement action.
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| open Boolean |
Performs a top movement action.
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| open Boolean |
Performs an up movement action.
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| Inherited functions |
From class BaseMovementMethod
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getMovementMetaState(buffer: Spannable!, event: KeyEvent!)
Gets the meta state used for movement using the modifiers tracked by the text buffer as well as those present in the key event. The movement meta state excludes the state of locked modifiers or the SHIFT key since they are not used by movement actions (but they may be used for selection).
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Boolean |
onGenericMotionEvent(widget: TextView!, text: Spannable!, event: MotionEvent!)
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Boolean |
onKeyDown(widget: TextView!, text: Spannable!, keyCode: Int, event: KeyEvent!)
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Boolean |
onKeyOther(widget: TextView!, text: Spannable!, event: KeyEvent!)
If the key listener wants to other kinds of key events, return true, otherwise return false and the caller (i.e. the widget host) will handle the key.
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Boolean |
onKeyUp(widget: TextView!, text: Spannable!, keyCode: Int, event: KeyEvent!)
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Boolean |
onTrackballEvent(widget: TextView!, text: Spannable!, event: MotionEvent!)
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Public constructors
ArrowKeyMovementMethod
ArrowKeyMovementMethod()
Public methods
canSelectArbitrarily
open fun canSelectArbitrarily(): Boolean
Returns true if this movement method allows arbitrary selection of any text; false if it has no selection (like a movement method that only scrolls) or a constrained selection (for example limited to links. The "Select All" menu item is disabled if arbitrary selection is not allowed.
nextParagraph
open fun nextParagraph(
widget: TextView,
buffer: Spannable
): Boolean
Performs a next paragraph movement action.
| Parameters |
widget |
TextView: This value cannot be null. |
buffer |
Spannable: This value cannot be null. |
| Return |
Boolean |
true if the event was handled, otherwise false. |
previousParagraph
open fun previousParagraph(
widget: TextView,
buffer: Spannable
): Boolean
Performs a previous paragraph movement action.
| Parameters |
widget |
TextView: This value cannot be null. |
buffer |
Spannable: This value cannot be null. |
| Return |
Boolean |
true if the event was handled, otherwise false. |
Protected methods
bottom
protected open fun bottom(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
Performs a bottom movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls to the bottom of the buffer.
| Return |
Boolean |
True if the event was handled. |
down
protected open fun down(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
Performs a down movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls down by one line.
| Return |
Boolean |
True if the event was handled. |
end
protected open fun end(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
Performs an end movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls to the start of the line or to the top of the document depending on whether the insertion point is being moved or the document is being scrolled.
| Return |
Boolean |
True if the event was handled. |
home
protected open fun home(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
Performs a home movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls to the start of the line or to the top of the document depending on whether the insertion point is being moved or the document is being scrolled.
| Return |
Boolean |
True if the event was handled. |
left
protected open fun left(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
Performs a left movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls left by one character.
| Return |
Boolean |
True if the event was handled. |
lineEnd
protected open fun lineEnd(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
Performs a line-end movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls to the end of the line.
| Return |
Boolean |
True if the event was handled. |
lineStart
protected open fun lineStart(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
Performs a line-start movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls to the start of the line.
| Return |
Boolean |
True if the event was handled. |
pageDown
protected open fun pageDown(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
Performs a page-down movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls down by one page.
| Return |
Boolean |
True if the event was handled. |
pageUp
protected open fun pageUp(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
Performs a page-up movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls up by one page.
| Return |
Boolean |
True if the event was handled. |
right
protected open fun right(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
Performs a right movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls right by one character.
| Return |
Boolean |
True if the event was handled. |
top
protected open fun top(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
Performs a top movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls to the top of the buffer.
| Return |
Boolean |
True if the event was handled. |
up
protected open fun up(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
Performs an up movement action. Moves the cursor or scrolls up by one line.
| Return |
Boolean |
True if the event was handled. |
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Last updated 2026-02-13 UTC.
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