Simulate back/menu/search button clicks

[99toLife]

After searching the forum I haven't found a way to simulate a back/menu/search button click. For example, I want a button in the app that brings up the same menu that the menu button brings up. I hope this makes sense and someone might have a suggestion or two. :sign0163:

 

[hbruno]

You can use :

Sub Activity_KeyPress(KeyCode As Int) As Boolean 
   Dim Rep As Int
   Select KeyCode
      Case KeyCodes.KEYCODE_BACK  ' --> Button "BACK"

      Case KeyCodes.KEYCODE_SEARCH ' --> Button "SEARCH"

                          Case KeyCodes.KEYCODE_MENU ' --> Button "MENU"

   End Select
End Sub

And, in the program, when you want to simulate the Button SEARCH :

Activity_KeyPress(KeyCodes.KEYCODE_SEARCH)

 

[99toLife]

Thanks for your help but I don't think I'm explaining it right. If I check for the menu button in Activity_KeyPress it will only consume it or not. What I want to do is invoke the menu that is shown by the menu button (without pressing the menu button). Returning true or false in Activity_KeyPress doesn't invoke it. Any other suggestions? Thanks again!

 

[kickaha]

Activity.OpenMenu

 

[Ricky D]

Activity.Finish for a back press.

But I don't know about the search...

 

[99toLife]

Activity.OpenMenu

That's it! Thank you and thanks to hbruno and Ricky D too. :sign0060:

 

[Ricky D]

mmm. I Just realised that if you want back key on say to get rid of keboard
or anything else that pops up then my code won't work - it will close the entire activity.

I'm not sure if that's what you want.

regards, Ricky

 

[99toLife]

mmm. I Just realised that if you want back key on say to get rid of keboard
or anything else that pops up then my code won't work - it will close the entire activity.

I'm not sure if that's what you want.

regards, Ricky

I wanted to programmatically open the menu that is opened from the menu button. I appreciate knowing about Activity.Finish though. Thanks! :icon_clap:

 

[Ricky D]

Oh ok.

So why do you to also do the Back key? To close the menu? If so there's a CloseMenu method.

regards, Ricky

 

[99toLife]

Activity.Finish for a back press.

But I don't know about the search...

Activity.Finish is it! (I didn't see this post.)

I forgot I needed all the soft menu items! So, thanks!

Do you know how to invoke the search button?