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Viewer

class Viewer

A VNC-compatible Viewer showing the screen of and controlling a remote computer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer in the C API documentation.

Implements

Nested classes

Constructor summary

Modifier and Type Method and Description

Viewer()

Creates and returns a new viewer.

Method summary

Modifier and Type Method and Description
void

Viewer.Dispose()

Destroys the viewer.

void

Viewer.SetConnectionCallback(Viewer.ConnectionCallback callback)

Sets the callbacks for the Viewer to call when various events occur during its lifetime.

ConnectionHandler

Viewer.GetConnectionHandler()

Returns the viewer’s ConnectionHandler for accepting connections.

Viewer.ConnectionStatus

Viewer.GetConnectionStatus()

Returns the status of the viewer’s connection.

String

Viewer.GetPeerAddress()

Returns the address of the viewer’s server.

void

Viewer.Disconnect()

Disconnects this viewer from the server.

String

Viewer.GetDisconnectReason()

Returns a string ID representing the reason for the last viewer disconnection.

String

Viewer.GetDisconnectMessage()

Returns a human-readable message sent by the server for the last disconnection, or null if the last disconnection was not initiated by the server.

void

Viewer.SetFramebufferCallback(Viewer.FramebufferCallback callback)

Sets the framebuffer callback for this viewer.

void

Viewer.SetViewerFb(Byte pixels, ImmutablePixelFormat pf, Int32 width, Int32 height, Int32 stride)

Sets the viewer framebuffer.

Int32

Viewer.GetViewerFbWidth()

Gets the width of the viewer framebuffer.

Int32

Viewer.GetViewerFbHeight()

Gets the height of the viewer framebuffer.

ImmutablePixelFormat

Viewer.GetViewerFbPixelFormat()

Gets the pixel format of the viewer framebuffer.

ImmutableDataBuffer

Viewer.GetViewerFbData(Int32 x, Int32 y, Int32 w, Int32 h)

Returns the viewer framebuffer data for the given rectangle.

Int32

Viewer.GetViewerFbStride()

Returns the stride of the viewer framebuffer data in pixels, that is, the number of pixels from the start of each row until the start of the next.

void

Viewer.SetServerEventCallback(Viewer.ServerEventCallback callback)

Sets the server event callback for this viewer.

void

Viewer.SendClipboardText(String text)

Copies the given text to the server’s clipboard.

void

Viewer.SetServerPointerCallback(Viewer.ServerPointerCallback callback)

Sets the server pointer callback for this viewer.

void

Viewer.SetServerPointerFbPixelFormat(ImmutablePixelFormat pf)

Sets the pixel format of the pointer framebuffer.

void

Viewer.SetServerPointerPosPeriod(Int32 periodMs)

Sets the rate with which serverPointerPos callback will be called.

Int32

Viewer.GetServerPointerFbWidth()

Gets the width of the pointer framebuffer.

Int32

Viewer.GetServerPointerFbHeight()

Gets the height of the pointer framebuffer.

Int32

Viewer.GetServerPointerXOffset()

Gets the X offset of the “hotspot” of the pointer.

Int32

Viewer.GetServerPointerYOffset()

Gets the Y offset of the “hotspot” of the pointer.

ImmutablePixelFormat

Viewer.GetServerPointerFbPixelFormat()

Gets the pixel format of the pointer framebuffer.

ImmutableDataBuffer

Viewer.GetServerPointerFbData()

Gets the current mouse cursor image from the Server for rendering locally.

void

Viewer.SendPointerEvent(Int32 x, Int32 y, Viewer.MouseButton buttonState, Boolean rel)

Sends a pointer event to the server.

void

Viewer.SendScrollEvent(Int32 delta, Viewer.MouseWheel axis)

Sends a scroll wheel event to the server.

void

Viewer.SendKeyDown(Int32 keysym, Int32 keyCode)

Sends a key down (press) event to the server.

void

Viewer.SendKeyUp(Int32 keyCode)

Sends a key up (release) event to the server.

void

Viewer.ReleaseAllKeys()

Send key up events for all currently pressed keys.

void

Viewer.SetAuthenticationCallback(Viewer.AuthenticationCallback callback)

Sets the callback to be called when a username and/or password is required.

void

Viewer.SendAuthenticationResponse(Boolean ok, String user, String passwd)

Provides the SDK with the result of a username/password request.

void

Viewer.SetPeerVerificationCallback(Viewer.PeerVerificationCallback callback)

Sets the callbacks to be called to verify the identity of the peer (server).

void

Viewer.SendPeerVerificationResponse(Boolean ok)

Provides the SDK with the response to the Viewer.PeerVerificationCallback::verifyPeer request.

void

Viewer.EnableAudio(Boolean enable)

Enables receipt of audio from the Server by the Viewer.

AnnotationManager

Viewer.GetAnnotationManager()

Obtains the Viewer’s AnnotationManager for handling annotation operations.

Viewer.PictureQuality

Viewer.GetPictureQuality()

Returns the viewer’s current picture quality.

void

Viewer.SetPictureQuality(Viewer.PictureQuality quality)

Sets the desired picture quality of the session from the range of options enumerated by Viewer.PictureQuality.

MessagingManager

Viewer.GetMessagingManager()

Obtains the Viewer’s Messaging Manager for handling messaging

void

Viewer.SetEncryptionLevel(Viewer.EncryptionLevel level)

Sets the desired encryption level of the session from the range of options enumerated by Viewer.EncryptionLevel.

Viewer.EncryptionLevel

Viewer.GetEncryptionLevel()

Returns the Viewer’s current encryption level.

DisplayManager

Viewer.GetDisplayManager()

Obtains the Viewer’s DisplayManager, for managing the list of displays made available by the Server to the Viewer.

Constructors

Viewer ()

Creates and returns a new viewer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_create() in the C API documentation.

Methods

void Viewer.Dispose ()

Destroys the viewer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_destroy() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SetConnectionCallback (Viewer.ConnectionCallback callback)

Sets the callbacks for the Viewer to call when various events occur during its lifetime.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_setConnectionCallback() in the C API documentation.

ConnectionHandler Viewer.GetConnectionHandler ()

Returns the viewer’s ConnectionHandler for accepting connections.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getConnectionHandler() in the C API documentation.

Viewer.ConnectionStatus Viewer.GetConnectionStatus ()

Returns the status of the viewer’s connection.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getConnectionStatus() in the C API documentation.

String Viewer.GetPeerAddress ()

Returns the address of the viewer’s server.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getPeerAddress() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.Disconnect ()

Disconnects this viewer from the server.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_disconnect() in the C API documentation.

String Viewer.GetDisconnectReason ()

Returns a string ID representing the reason for the last viewer disconnection.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getDisconnectReason() in the C API documentation.

String Viewer.GetDisconnectMessage ()

Returns a human-readable message sent by the server for the last disconnection, or null if the last disconnection was not initiated by the server.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getDisconnectMessage() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SetFramebufferCallback (Viewer.FramebufferCallback callback)

Sets the framebuffer callback for this viewer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_setFramebufferCallback() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SetViewerFb (Byte[] pixels, ImmutablePixelFormat pf, Int32 width, Int32 height, Int32 stride)

Sets the viewer framebuffer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_setViewerFb() in the C API documentation.

Int32 Viewer.GetViewerFbWidth ()

Gets the width of the viewer framebuffer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getViewerFbWidth() in the C API documentation.

Int32 Viewer.GetViewerFbHeight ()

Gets the height of the viewer framebuffer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getViewerFbHeight() in the C API documentation.

ImmutablePixelFormat Viewer.GetViewerFbPixelFormat ()

Gets the pixel format of the viewer framebuffer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getViewerFbPixelFormat() in the C API documentation.

ImmutableDataBuffer Viewer.GetViewerFbData (Int32 x, Int32 y, Int32 w, Int32 h)

Returns the viewer framebuffer data for the given rectangle.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getViewerFbData() in the C API documentation.

Int32 Viewer.GetViewerFbStride ()

Returns the stride of the viewer framebuffer data in pixels, that is, the number of pixels from the start of each row until the start of the next.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getViewerFbStride() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SetServerEventCallback (Viewer.ServerEventCallback callback)

Sets the server event callback for this viewer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_setServerEventCallback() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SendClipboardText (String text)

Copies the given text to the server’s clipboard.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_sendClipboardText() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SetServerPointerCallback (Viewer.ServerPointerCallback callback)

Sets the server pointer callback for this viewer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_setServerPointerCallback() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SetServerPointerFbPixelFormat (ImmutablePixelFormat pf)

Sets the pixel format of the pointer framebuffer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_setServerPointerFbPixelFormat() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SetServerPointerPosPeriod (Int32 periodMs)

Sets the rate with which serverPointerPos callback will be called.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_setServerPointerPosPeriod() in the C API documentation.

Int32 Viewer.GetServerPointerFbWidth ()

Gets the width of the pointer framebuffer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getServerPointerFbWidth() in the C API documentation.

Int32 Viewer.GetServerPointerFbHeight ()

Gets the height of the pointer framebuffer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getServerPointerFbHeight() in the C API documentation.

Int32 Viewer.GetServerPointerXOffset ()

Gets the X offset of the “hotspot” of the pointer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getServerPointerXOffset() in the C API documentation.

Int32 Viewer.GetServerPointerYOffset ()

Gets the Y offset of the “hotspot” of the pointer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getServerPointerYOffset() in the C API documentation.

ImmutablePixelFormat Viewer.GetServerPointerFbPixelFormat ()

Gets the pixel format of the pointer framebuffer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getServerPointerFbPixelFormat() in the C API documentation.

ImmutableDataBuffer Viewer.GetServerPointerFbData ()

Gets the current mouse cursor image from the Server for rendering locally.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getServerPointerFbData() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SendPointerEvent (Int32 x, Int32 y, Viewer.MouseButton buttonState, Boolean rel)

Sends a pointer event to the server.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_sendPointerEvent() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SendScrollEvent (Int32 delta, Viewer.MouseWheel axis)

Sends a scroll wheel event to the server.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_sendScrollEvent() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SendKeyDown (Int32 keysym, Int32 keyCode)

Sends a key down (press) event to the server.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_sendKeyDown() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SendKeyUp (Int32 keyCode)

Sends a key up (release) event to the server.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_sendKeyUp() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.ReleaseAllKeys ()

Send key up events for all currently pressed keys.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_releaseAllKeys() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SetAuthenticationCallback (Viewer.AuthenticationCallback callback)

Sets the callback to be called when a username and/or password is required.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_setAuthenticationCallback() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SendAuthenticationResponse (Boolean ok, String user, String passwd)

Provides the SDK with the result of a username/password request.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_sendAuthenticationResponse() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SetPeerVerificationCallback (Viewer.PeerVerificationCallback callback)

Sets the callbacks to be called to verify the identity of the peer (server).

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_setPeerVerificationCallback() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SendPeerVerificationResponse (Boolean ok)

Provides the SDK with the response to the Viewer.PeerVerificationCallback::verifyPeer request.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_sendPeerVerificationResponse() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.EnableAudio (Boolean enable)

Enables receipt of audio from the Server by the Viewer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_enableAudio() in the C API documentation.

AnnotationManager Viewer.GetAnnotationManager ()

Obtains the Viewer’s AnnotationManager for handling annotation operations.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getAnnotationManager() in the C API documentation.

Viewer.PictureQuality Viewer.GetPictureQuality ()

Returns the viewer’s current picture quality.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getPictureQuality() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SetPictureQuality (Viewer.PictureQuality quality)

Sets the desired picture quality of the session from the range of options enumerated by Viewer.PictureQuality.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_setPictureQuality() in the C API documentation.

MessagingManager Viewer.GetMessagingManager ()

Obtains the Viewer’s Messaging Manager for handling messaging

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getMessagingManager() in the C API documentation.

void Viewer.SetEncryptionLevel (Viewer.EncryptionLevel level)

Sets the desired encryption level of the session from the range of options enumerated by Viewer.EncryptionLevel.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_setEncryptionLevel() in the C API documentation.

Viewer.EncryptionLevel Viewer.GetEncryptionLevel ()

Returns the Viewer’s current encryption level.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getEncryptionLevel() in the C API documentation.

DisplayManager Viewer.GetDisplayManager ()

Obtains the Viewer’s DisplayManager, for managing the list of displays made available by the Server to the Viewer.

For more information, see vnc_Viewer_getDisplayManager() in the C API documentation.

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