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-rw-r--r--core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java10
-rw-r--r--core/res/res/values/attrs.xml8
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
index f97e3dd..54b87de 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
@@ -1876,9 +1876,13 @@ public final class InputMethodManager {
}
/**
- * Returns true if the current IME needs to offer the users a way to switch to a next input
- * method. When the user triggers it, the IME has to call {@link #switchToNextInputMethod} to
- * switch to a next input method which is selected by the system.
+ * Returns true if the current IME needs to offer the users ways to switch to a next input
+ * method (e.g. a globe key.).
+ * When an IME sets supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod and this method returns true,
+ * the IME has to offer ways to to invoke {@link #switchToNextInputMethod} accordingly.
+ * <p> Note that the system determines the most appropriate next input method
+ * and subtype in order to provide the consistent user experience in switching
+ * between IMEs and subtypes.
* @param imeToken Supplies the identifying token given to an input method when it was started,
* which allows it to perform this operation on itself.
*/
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index 5444cb1..f8cffa7 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -2379,7 +2379,13 @@
method should be considered an option as the default. -->
<attr name="isDefault" format="boolean" />
<!-- Set to true if this input method supports ways to switch to
- a next input method (e.g. a globe key.). -->
+ a next input method (e.g. a globe key.). When this is true and
+ InputMethodManager#shouldOfferSwitchingToNextInputMethod() returns true,
+ the IME has to offer ways to to invoke InputMethodManager#switchToNextInputMethod()
+ accordingly.
+ <p> Note that the system determines the most appropriate next input method
+ and subtype in order to provide the consistent user experience in switching
+ between IMEs and subtypes. -->
<attr name="supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod" format="boolean" />
</declare-styleable>