A text item key stroke interceptor

Purpose

This is a Javabean component that allows to intercept each key typed in a text field




Then, there is no need to use a Forms timer to intercept each key typed.

The java code

      Get the Java code here


Forms configuration

• . Copy the keytyped.jar file in the /forms/java directory
• . Edit the /forms/server/formsweb.cfg file to add the jar file to the archive_jini variable

archive_jini=f90all_jinit.jar,……,keytyped.jar

 
Implementation Class property

    oracle.forms.fd.KeyTyped

Properties that can be set

The text of the item

set_custom_property( 'BLOCK.BEAN_ITEM', 1, 'SETTEXT', 'the_text');


The position of the cursor

set_custom_property( 'BLOCK.BEAN_ITEM', 1, 'SETPOS', 'n');


The colors of the item

set_custom_property( 'BLOCK.BEAN_ITEM', 1, 'SETBG', 'rgb value');
set_custom_property( 'BLOCK.BEAN_ITEM', 1, 'SETFG', 'rgb value');

e.g.
set_custom_property( 'BLOCK.BEAN_ITEM', 1, 'SETBG', '200,10,0');


Properties that can be read

The text of the item

get_custom_property( 'BLOCK.BEAN_ITEM', 1, 'GETTEXT', '');


The last character typed

get_custom_property( 'BLOCK.BEAN_ITEM', 1, 'GETCHAR', '');



The keyboard state modifier

get_custom_property( 'BLOCK.BEAN_ITEM', 1, 'GETMODIFIER', '');



Events that can be raised by the bean

A character was typed

KEYTYPED


The sample dialog

• . Download the KeyTyped.zip file
• . Unzip the KeyTyped.zip file
• . Copy the keytyped.jar file in your /forms/java/ directory
• . Edit your /forms/server/formsweb.cfg file
• . Open the KEYTYPED.fmb module (Oracle Forms 9.0.2)
• . Compile all and run the module