InputMethodListener (Java SE 12 & JDK 12 )
Keywords: java.awt.event.InputMethodListener interface

Module java.desktop
Package java.awt.event

## Interface InputMethodListener

- All Superinterfaces:
    `EventListener`
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    `AWTEventMulticaster`

      public interface InputMethodListener
      extends EventListener

  The listener interface for receiving input method events. A text editing component has to install an input method event listener in order to work with input methods.

  The text editing component also has to provide an instance of InputMethodRequests.

  Since:
    1.2
  See Also:
    `InputMethodEvent`, `InputMethodRequests`

- - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | `caretPositionChanged​(InputMethodEvent event)` | Invoked when the caret within composed text has changed.
    `void` | `inputMethodTextChanged​(InputMethodEvent event)` | Invoked when the text entered through an input method has changed.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### inputMethodTextChanged

          void inputMethodTextChanged​(InputMethodEvent event)

      Invoked when the text entered through an input method has changed.
      Parameters:
        `event` - the event to be processed

    - #### caretPositionChanged

          void caretPositionChanged​(InputMethodEvent event)

      Invoked when the caret within composed text has changed.
      Parameters:
        `event` - the event to be processed