Define key combination to perform an action in android

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In android, how can I define a key combination in app to perform some action?

For example, if user press e and x letters on a keyboard at the same time, how can I assign a special task to do when this event is fired?

Do you mean that if user types 'e' and 'x' in EditText then it will show a dialog? — Lips_coder, Nov 17 '16 at 12:47
@Matteo he means if the user touches `e` & `x` at the same time, an event is fired — Ahmed I. Elsayed, Nov 17 '16 at 17:57

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

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You should know that any app you make will only capture 1 touch event at a time unless you utilize multi-touch. So first do this , here , this may help ,this was asked here before too.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

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answered Nov 17 '16 at 11:24

Ahmed I. Elsayed

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it i s about touching multiple views but I want event of multiple keys to be pressed on keyboard. – Bhawna Raheja Nov 17 '16 at 11:26
I thought you are speaking about a game maybe, Please add more details in your post above, and mention the word 'keyboard' – Ahmed I. Elsayed Nov 17 '16 at 11:28

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 17 '16 at 11:37

public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
int x = (int)event.getX();
int y = (int)event.getY();
switch (event.getAction()) {
    case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
    case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
    case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:}
return false;}

From this you would get the postion of yout touch.Now do some logic on setOnClickListner of other button or "x" here.

Hope it helps.

Define key combination to perform an action in android

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