org.jagatoo.input.devices
Interface KeyboardFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AWTInputDeviceFactory, AWTJInputInputDeviceFactory, InputDeviceFactory, JInputInputDeviceFactory, LWJGLInputDeviceFactory, LWJGLJInputInputDeviceFactory, SWTInputDeviceFactory

public interface KeyboardFactory

A KeyboardFactory is a simple factory to access all Keyboards available on the system.

Method Summary

void	destroy(InputSystem inputSystem) This method is called by the InputSystem when it gets destroyed.
Keyboard[]	getKeyboards()
Keyboard[]	getKeyboards(boolean forceRefresh)

Method Detail

getKeyboards

Keyboard[] getKeyboards(boolean forceRefresh)
                        throws InputSystemException

Parameters:

forceRefresh - if true, the list of available devices is refreshed from the system.

Returns:

an array of all the installed Keyboards in the system.

Throws:

InputSystemException

getKeyboards

Keyboard[] getKeyboards()
                        throws InputSystemException

Returns:

an array of all the installed Keyboards in the system. (This method doesn't force a refresh!)

Throws:

InputSystemException

destroy

void destroy(InputSystem inputSystem)
             throws InputSystemException

This method is called by the InputSystem when it gets destroyed.

Parameters:

inputSystem -

Throws:

InputSystemException