Bring application to foreground with a keypress

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Inorder to capture the keys while you application under background you've to override CCoeAppUi::HandleWsEventL to your AppUi. With the use of RWindowGroup::CaptureKeyUpAndDowns() you can capture the keys from an application. Below is some sample code which will show you basically how to do it, you may find some additional bit of code which you may use.
 

The mmp file

CAPABILITY    

SwEvent

 

The header file

/**
   * To store the handle to the captured key.
   */







TInt iHashKeyHandle;

The cpp file

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------





// CMyAppUi::ConstructL()





// Symbian 2nd phase constructor can leave.





// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------





//





void

 CMyAppUi::

ConstructL

()





    

{





    

BaseConstructL()

;





 



    

// ...





 



    

// set application as system application so that it will 





    

// not be closed by system events





  

  

CEikonEnv::

Static

()

-

>

SetSystem(

 ETrue )

;





 



    

// capture hash '#' key permanently





    

iHashKeyHandle =

 CEikonEnv::

Static

()

-

>

RootWin()

.CaptureKeyUpAndDowns

(

EStdKeyHash, 0, 0)

;

 



 



    

// set application priority to foreground priority even if it goes to background





    

CEikonEnv::

Static

()

-

>

WsSession()

.ComputeMode

(

 RWsSession::

EPriorityControlDisabled

 )

;





 



    

// Make the application a high priority application





    

CEikonEnv::

Static

()

-

>

RootWin()

.EnableReceiptOfFocus

(

 ETrue )

;





    

CEikonEnv::

Static

()

-

>

RootWin()

.SetOrdinalPosition

(

0, ECoeWinPriorityAlwaysAtFront)

;





    

}





 



// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------





// CMyAppUi::~CMyAppUi()





// Destructor.





// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------





//





CMyAppUi::

~CMyAppUi()





    

{





    

// Release the hanlde to the captured key.





    

CEikonEnv::

Static

()

-

>

RootWin()

.CancelCaptureKeyUpAndDowns

(

iHashKeyHandle)

;





 



    

// ...





    

}





 



// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------





// CMyAppUi::HandleForegroundEventL(TBool aForeground) 





// Handles changes in keyboard focus when the application is brought to the 





// foreground, or put into the background.





// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------





//





void

 CMyAppUi::

HandleForegroundEventL

(

TBool aForeground)

 



    

{





    

// Make the application a high priority application





    

if

 (

aForeground)





        

{





        

CEikonEnv::

Static

()

-

>

RootWin()

.SetOrdinalPosition

(

0, ECoeWinPriorityAlwaysAtFront)

;





        

}





    

}





 



// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------





// CMyAppUi::HandleWsEventL (const TWsEvent &aEvent, CCoeControl *aDestination)





// Handles events sent to the application by the window server.





// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------





// 





void

 CMyAppUi::

HandleWsEventL

 (

const

 TWsEvent &

aEvent, CCoeControl *

aDestination)





    

{





    

if

 (

aEvent.Type

()

 ==

 EEventKey ||





        

aEvent.Type

()

 ==

 EEventKeyUp ||





        

aEvent.Type

()

 ==

 EEventKeyDown ||





        

aEvent.Type

()

 ==

 EEventKeyRepeat)





        

{





        

// This is for switching back to Application when Hash key is pressed





        

if

 (

EStdKeyHash ==

 aEvent.Key

()

-

>

iScanCode &&

 EEventKey ==

 aEvent.Type

())





            

{





            

TApaTask task(

iEikonEnv-

>

WsSession())

;





            

task.SetWgId

(

CEikonEnv::

Static

()

-

>

RootWin()

.Identifier

())

;





            

task.BringToForeground

()

;





 



            

return

;





            

}





        

}





 



        

CAknAppUi::

HandleWsEventL

(

aEvent, aDestination)

;





    

}