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+++ b/engine/core/eventchannel/key/ec_key.h	Sun Jun 29 18:44:17 2008 +0000
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+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2005-2008 by the FIFE team                              *
+ *   http://www.fifengine.de                                               *
+ *   This file is part of FIFE.                                            *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   FIFE is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify          *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA              *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef FIFE_EVENTCHANNEL_KEY_H
+#define FIFE_EVENTCHANNEL_KEY_H
+
+// Standard C++ library includes
+//
+
+// 3rd party library includes
+//
+
+// FIFE includes
+// These includes are split up in two parts, separated by one empty line
+// First block: files included from the FIFE root src directory
+// Second block: files included from the same folder
+//
+namespace FIFE {
+
+	/** Represents a key or a character.
+	 */
+	class Key {
+	public:
+		/** Constructor
+		 * @param value value of the key
+		 * @param repr string represntation of the key
+		*/
+		Key(int value, const std::string& repr=""): 
+			m_value(value),
+			m_repr(repr) {}
+
+		/** Destructor.
+		 */
+		virtual ~Key() {}
+
+		/** Checks whether a key is a character.
+		 */
+		bool isCharacter() const {
+			return (m_value >= 32 && m_value <= 126)
+				|| (m_value >= 162 && m_value <= 255)
+				|| (m_value == 9);
+		}
+
+		/** Gets the value of the key. 
+		 */
+		bool isNumber() const  {
+			return m_value >= 48 && m_value <= 57;
+		}
+
+		/** Checks whether a key is a letter. 
+		 */
+		bool isLetter() const  {
+			return (((m_value >= 65 && m_value <= 90)
+				|| (m_value >= 97 && m_value <= 122)
+				|| (m_value >= 192 && m_value <= 255))
+				&& (m_value != 215) && (m_value != 247));
+		}
+		
+		/** Gets the value of the key. 
+		 */
+		int getValue() const {
+			return m_value;
+		}
+
+		/** Gets the string representation of the key. 
+		 */
+		const std::string& getAsString() const {
+			return m_repr;
+		}
+
+		/** Codes for different keys
+		 */
+		enum KeyType {
+			INVALID_KEY        = -1,
+			SPACE              = ' ',
+			TAB                = '\t',
+			ENTER              = '\n',
+			LEFT_ALT           = 1000,
+			RIGHT_ALT,
+			LEFT_SHIFT,
+			RIGHT_SHIFT,
+			LEFT_CONTROL,
+			RIGHT_CONTROL,
+			LEFT_META,
+			RIGHT_META,
+			LEFT_SUPER,
+			RIGHT_SUPER,
+			INSERT,
+			HOME,
+			PAGE_UP,
+			DELETE_KEY,
+			END,
+			PAGE_DOWN,
+			ESCAPE,
+			CAPS_LOCK,
+			BACKSPACE,
+			F1,
+			F2,
+			F3,
+			F4,
+			F5,
+			F6,
+			F7,
+			F8,
+			F9,
+			F10,
+			F11,
+			F12,
+			F13,
+			F14,
+			F15,
+			PRINT_SCREEN,
+			SCROLL_LOCK,
+			PAUSE,
+			NUM_LOCK,
+			ALT_GR,
+			LEFT,
+			RIGHT,
+			UP,
+			DOWN
+		};
+
+	private:
+		int m_value;
+		std::string m_repr;
+	};
+
+} //FIFE
+
+#endif