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android.text.method
public class

android.text.method.DateInputMethod

java.lang.Object
	android.text.method.MetaKeyInputMethod
		android.text.method.BaseInputMethod			InputMethod
			android.text.method.NumberInputMethod
				android.text.method.DateInputMethod

For entering dates in a text field.

			Value
char[]	CHARACTERS	The characters that are used.

DateInputMethod()

static DateInputMethod getInstance()

				char[]	getAcceptedChars()
					You can say which characters you can accept.

	Object	clone()
		Answers a new instance of the same class as the receiver, whose slots have been filled in with the values in the slots of the receiver.
	boolean	equals(Object o)
		Compares the argument to the receiver, and answers true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.
	void	finalize()
		Called by the virtual machine when there are no longer any (non-weak) references to the receiver.
final	Class	getClass()
		Answers the unique instance of java.lang.Class which represents the class of the receiver.
	int	hashCode()
		Answers an integer hash code for the receiver.
final	void	notify()
		Causes one thread which is `wait` ing on the receiver to be made ready to run.
final	void	notifyAll()
		Causes all threads which are `wait` ing on the receiver to be made ready to run.
	String	toString()
		Answers a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
final	void	wait(long time, int frac)
		Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by `notify` or `notifyAll`) or the expiration of the timeout.
final	void	wait(long time)
		Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by `notify` or `notifyAll`) or the expiration of the timeout.
final	void	wait()
		Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by `notify` or `notifyAll`).

				boolean	backspace(View view, Editable content, int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
					Performs the action that happens when you press the DEL key in a TextView.
				boolean	onKeyDown(View view, Editable content, int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
					Handles presses of the meta keys.

				boolean	onKeyDown(View view, Editable text, int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
					If the input method wants to handle this key, return true, otherwise return false and the caller (i.e.
				boolean	onKeyUp(View view, Editable text, int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
					If the input method wants to handle this key release, return true, otherwise return false and the caller (i.e.

abstract	char[]	getAcceptedChars()
		You can say which characters you can accept.
	boolean	onKeyDown(View view, Editable content, int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
		Handles presses of the meta keys.

	static	void	adjustMetaAfterKeypress(Spannable content)
			Call this method after you handle a keypress so that the meta state will be reset to unshifted (if it is not still down) or primed to be reset to unshifted (once it is released).
final	static	int	getMetaState(CharSequence text, int meta)
			Gets the state of a particular meta key.
final	static	int	getMetaState(CharSequence text)
			Gets the state of the meta keys.
	static	boolean	isMetaTracker(CharSequence text, Object what)
			Returns true if this object is one that this class would use to keep track of meta state in the specified text.
		boolean	onKeyDown(View view, Editable content, int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
			Handles presses of the meta keys.
		boolean	onKeyUp(View view, Editable content, int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
			Handles release of the meta keys.
	static	void	resetLockedMeta(Spannable content)
			Call this if you are a method that ignores the locked meta state (arrow keys, for example) and you handle a key.
	static	void	resetMetaState(Spannable text)
			Resets all meta state to inactive.


e.g. "intent" or "activity"