onKeyDown() issue

Question

I would like to create a photo/video capture application.

I have created a CaptureView class which extends SurfaceView and placed it in the main form.

The main form's activity has onCreateOptionsMenu() method which creates a menu. The menu worked fine but then I tried to implement a method onKeyDown:

@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {

    if(event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
        switch(keyCode) {
        case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_CAMERA:
            videoPreview.TakePicture();
            return true;
        }
    }

    return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
}

The menu doesn't appear anymore and the method doesn't catch onKeyDown event.

Does anyone know what could be the reason for this issue?

Answer 1

I found that I was returning true for all events, where I should only have been returning it for the code that I was using. I moved the return true inside the scope of the if statement and returned false otherwise That brought my menu back!

@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
    super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
    if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) {
        dba.close();
        Intent result = new Intent("Complete");
        setResult(Activity.RESULT_OK, result);
        finish();
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

Answer 2

I had a similar problem and solved it by adding

this.requestFocus();
this.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);

in the constructor of my SurfaceView subclass.

Answer 3

i solved removing the if statement, like this:

@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
    switch(keyCode)
    {
        case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_CAMERA:
            videoPreview.TakePicture();
            return true;
    }
    return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
}

Answer 4

I don't know why sometimes it does not work, though for one of my apps this keyDown() is working fine and again when I use it for a new app then it does not work.

But I have a solution which always works:

@Override
public boolean dispatchKeyEvent (KeyEvent event) {
    if (event.getAction()==KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN && event.getKeyCode()==KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) {
        Toast.makeText(this, "Back button pressed", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

Answer 5

I solved this by adding into constructor this code:

setFocusable(true);
requestFocus();

thanks, Ciryon

Also every time I use setContentView(myView); I must call myView.requestFocus();. If there is a better solution please tell me.

Answer 6

Well, in looking at the API documentation the only thing that stands out is that the android:clickable attribute must be set as well as the view being enabled for the onKeyDown(...) method to work.

Answer 7

you can try this

this.setFocusable(true);

Answer 8

Your Activity could be eating the key event. Override onKeyDown in the activity and throw a breakpoint in there.

Also: when you say you've "placed it in the main form" are you using the XML layout or doing in your code?