Java Development

[curtpm]

I'm working on an applicaion that is written in J2ME and uses the Canvas class for rendering a custom UI.  I have my own Textbox controls and DO NOT use the RIM or J2ME textBox's.  I changed my Canvas class to derive from BlackBerryCanvas so i could get access to the VirtualKeyboardControl,  this gives me the ability to show and hide the keypad like i want.  but is there anyway to change the style of the keypad.  for example in the (J2ME) TextBox i can set constraints field and change the keyboard layout.  i want similar functionality for my class that is derived from BlackBerryCanvas.

Thanks,

[MSohm]

If you are referring to the input type (i.e. numeric versus text input) then this is not supported from a BlackBerryCanvas.

[hpedroza]

What's the String needed to retrive VirtualKeyboardControl from BlackBerryCanvas?

String vkbControlString = "???";

VirtualKeyboardControl vkvctrl = (VirtualKeyboardControl)getControl(vkbControlString);

Thx

Message Edited by hpedroza on 11-03-2008 04:55 PM

[MSohm]

These are obtained by using the getControls and/or getControl methods of the Controllable class.

[hpedroza]

Thank you Mark.

I tested this and it worked as expected:

Control control = getControl("net.rim.device.api.lcdui.control.VirtualKeyboardControl");
if (control instanceof VirtualKeyboardControl) {
    vkbControl = (VirtualKeyboardControl)control;
}

I was missing the fully qualified name of the class.