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SimulateKey

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Simulates a key event on an app object.

app.SimulateKey( obj, keyName, modifiers, pause )

You can find the complete list of key names on the Android Developer Page

Example - Infinite Monkey

function OnStart()
{
    lay = app.CreateLayout( "linear", "VCenter,FillXY" );
    edt = app.CreateTextEdit( "", 0.8, 0.3, "nokeyboard" );
    lay.AddChild( edt );
    app.AddLayout( lay );

    app.Animate( SimulateKey, 2 );
}

function SimulateKey()
{
    var ran = 65 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 26);
    var char = String.fromCharCode( ran );
    app.SimulateKey( edt, char );
}

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app object

Number

String

String: “META_META_ON”, “META_RIGHT_ON”, “NUM_LOCK_ON”, “SCROLL_LOCK_ON”, “SHIFT_LEFT_ON”, “SHIFT_MASK”, “SHIFT_ON”, “SHIFT_RIGHT_ON”, “SYM_ON”