LogicalKeyboardKey class

A class with static values that describe the keys that are returned from RawKeyEvent.logicalKey.

These represent logical keys, which are keys which are interpreted in the context of any modifiers, modes, or keyboard layouts which may be in effect.

This is contrast to PhysicalKeyboardKey, which represents a physical key in a particular location on the keyboard, without regard for the modifier state, mode, or keyboard layout.

As an example, if you wanted to implement an app where the "Q" key "quit" something, you'd want to look at the logical key to detect this, since you would like to have it match the key with "Q" on it, instead of always looking for "the key next to the TAB key", since on a French keyboard, the key next to the TAB key has an "A" on it.

Conversely, if you wanted a game where the key next to the CAPS LOCK (the "A" key on a QWERTY keyboard) moved the player to the left, you'd want to look at the physical key to make sure that regardless of the character the key produces, you got the key that is in that location on the keyboard.

• RawKeyEvent, the keyboard event object received by widgets that listen to keyboard events.
• Focus.onKey, the handler on a widget that lets you handle key events.
• RawKeyboardListener, a widget used to listen to keyboard events (but not handle them).