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<p>
    A monkeyrunner class that represents a device or emulator accessible by the workstation running
<code><a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/monkeyrunner_concepts.html">monkeyrunner</a></code>.
</p>
<p>
    This class is used to control an Android device or emulator. The methods send UI events,
    retrieve information, install and remove applications, and run applications.
</p>
<p>
    You normally do not have to create an instance of <code>MonkeyDevice</code>. Instead, you
    use
<code><a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/MonkeyRunner.html#waitForConnection">
MonkeyRunner.waitForConnection()</a></code> to create a new object from a connection to a device or
emulator. For example, instead of
using:</p>
<pre>
newdevice = MonkeyDevice()
</pre>
<p>
    you would use:
</p>
<pre>
newdevice = MonkeyRunner.waitForConnection()
</pre>
<h2>Summary</h2>
    <table id="constants" class="jd-sumtable" style="background-color: white;">
       <tr>
            <th colspan="12" style="background-color: #E2E2E2">Constants</th>
       </tr>
        <tr class="api" style="background-color: white;">
            <td class="jd-typecol"><em>string</em></td>
            <td class="jd-linkcol"><a href="#ACTION_DOWN">DOWN</a></td>
            <td class="jd-descrcol" width="100%">
                Use this with the <code>type</code> argument of
                <code><a href="#press">press()</a></code> or <code><a href="#touch">touch()</a>
                </code>
                to send a DOWN event.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr class="api" style="background-color: white;">
            <td class="jd-typecol"><em>string</em></td>
            <td class="jd-linkcol"><a href="#ACTION_UP">UP</a></td>
            <td class="jd-descrcol" width="100%">
                Use this with the <code>type</code> argument of
                <code><a href="#press">press()</a></code> or <code><a href="#touch">touch()</a>
                </code>
                to send an UP event.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr class="api" style="background-color: white;">
            <td class="jd-typecol"><em>string</em></td>
            <td class="jd-linkcol"><a href="#ACTION_DOWN_AND_UP">DOWN_AND_UP</a></td>
            <td class="jd-descrcol" width="100%">
                Use this with the <code>type</code> argument of
                <code><a href="#press">press()</a></code> or <code><a href="#touch">touch()</a>
                </code>
                to send a DOWN event immediately followed by an UP event.
            </td>
        </tr>
    </table>
<table id="pubmethods" class="jd-sumtable">
    <tr>
        <th colspan="12" style="background-color: #E2E2E2">Methods</th>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                void
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#broadcastIntent">broadcastIntent</a>
                </span>
                (<em>string</em> uri,
                <em>string</em> action,
                <em>string</em> data,
                <em>string</em> mimetype,
                <em>iterable</em> categories
                <em>dictionary</em> extras,
                <em>component</em> component,
                <em>iterable</em> flags)
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
                Broadcasts an Intent to this device, as if the Intent were coming from an
                application.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                void
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#drag">drag</a>
                </span>
                (<em>tuple</em> start,
                <em>tuple</em> end,
                <em>float</em> duration,
                <em>integer</em> steps)
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
                Simulates a drag gesture (touch, hold, and move) on this device's screen.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                <em>object</em>
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#getProperty">getProperty</a>
                </span>
                (<em>string</em> key)
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
                Given the name of a system environment variable, returns its value for this device.
                The available variable names are listed in the <a href="#getProperty">
                detailed description</a> of this method.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                <em>object</em>
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#getSystemProperty">getSystemProperty</a>
                </span>
                (<em>string</em> key)
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
.               The API equivalent of <code>adb shell getprop &lt;key&gt;. This is provided for use
                by platform developers.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                void
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#installPackage">installPackage</a>
                </span>
                (<em>string</em> path)
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
                Installs the Android application or test package contained in packageFile onto this
                device. If the application or test package is already installed, it is replaced.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                <em>dictionary</em>
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#instrument">instrument</a>
                </span>
                (<em>string</em> className,
                <em>dictionary</em> args)
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
                Runs the specified component under Android instrumentation, and returns the results
                in a dictionary whose exact format is dictated by the component being run. The
                component must already be present on this device.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api">
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                void
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#press">press</a>
                </span>
                (<em>string</em> name,
                <em>dictionary</em> type)
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
                Sends the key event specified by type to the key specified by
                keycode.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                void
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#reboot">reboot</a>
                </span>
                (<em>string</em> into)
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
                Reboots this device into the bootloader specified by bootloadType.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                void
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#removePackage">removePackage</a>
                </span>
                (<em>string</em> package)
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
                Deletes the specified package from this device, including its data and cache.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                <em>object</em>
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#shell">shell</a>
                </span>
                (<em>string</em> cmd)
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
                Executes an <code>adb</code> shell command and returns the result, if any.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                void
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#startActivity">startActivity</a>
                </span>
                (<em>string</em> uri,
                <em>string</em> action,
                <em>string</em> data,
                <em>string</em> mimetype,
                <em>iterable</em> categories
                <em>dictionary</em> extras,
                <em>component</em> component,
                <em>flags</em>)
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
                Starts an Activity on this device by sending an Intent constructed from the
                supplied arguments.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                <code>
                <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/MonkeyImage.html">
                        MonkeyImage
                    </a>
                </code>
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#takeSnapshot">takeSnapshot</a>()
                </span>
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
                Captures the entire screen buffer of this device, yielding a
                <code>
                <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/MonkeyImage.html">
                        MonkeyImage
                </a>
                </code> object containing a screen capture of the current display.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                void
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#touch">touch</a>
                </span>
               (<em>integer</em> x,
                 <em>integer</em> y,
                 <em>integer</em> type)
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
                Sends a touch event specified by type to the screen location specified
                by x and y.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                void
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#touch">type</a>
                </span>
                   (<em>string</em> message)
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
                Sends the characters contained in message to this device, as if they
                had been typed on the device's keyboard. This is equivalent to calling
                <code><a href="#press">press()</a></code> for each keycode in <code>message</code>
                using the key event type <code><a href="#ACTION_DOWN_AND_UP"></a>DOWN_AND_UP</code>.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="api" >
        <td class="jd-typecol">
            <nobr>
                void
            </nobr>
        </td>
        <td class="jd-linkcol" width="100%">
            <nobr>
                <span class="sympad">
                    <a href="#touch">wake</a>
                </span>
                   ()
            </nobr>
            <div class="jd-descrdiv">
                Wakes the screen of this device.
            </div>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table>
<!-- ========= ENUM CONSTANTS DETAIL ======== -->
<h2>Constants</h2>
<A NAME="ACTION_DOWN"></a>
<div class="jd-details api">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
        <span class="normal">
            <em>string</em>
        </span>
            DOWN
    </h4>
    <div class="jd-details-descr">
        <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
            <p>
                <code><a href="#press">press()</a></code> or
                <code><a href="#press">touch()</a></code> value.
                Specifies that a DOWN event type should be sent to the device, corresponding to
                pressing down on a key or touching the screen.
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>
<A NAME="ACTION_UP"></A>
<div class="jd-details api">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
        <span class="normal">
            <em>string</em>
        </span>
            UP
    </h4>
    <div class="jd-details-descr">
        <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
            <p>
                <code><a href="#press">press()</a></code> or
                <code><a href="#press">touch()</a></code> value.
                Specifies that an UP event type should be sent to the device, corresponding to
                releasing a key or lifting up from the screen.
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>
<A NAME="ACTION_DOWN_AND_UP"></A>

<div class="jd-details api">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
        <span class="normal">
            <em>string</em>
        </span>
            DOWN_AND_UP
    </h4>
    <div class="jd-details-descr">
        <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
            <p>
                <code><a href="#press">press()</a></code>,
                <code><a href="#press">touch()</a></code> or
                <code><a href="#type">type()</a></code> value.
                Specifies that a DOWN event type followed by an UP event type should be sent to the
                device, corresponding to typing a key or clicking the screen.
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>
<!-- ========= METHOD DETAIL ======== -->
<!-- Public methods -->
<h2>Public Methods</h2>
<A NAME="broadcastIntent"></A>
<div class="jd-details api ">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        void
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">broadcastIntent</span>
      <span class="normal">
      (
            <em>string</em> uri,
            <em>string</em> action,
            <em>string</em> data,
            <em>string</em> mimetype,
            <em>iterable</em> categories
            <em>dictionary</em> extras,
            <em>component</em> component,
            <em>iterable</em> flags)
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">

    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
            Broadcasts an Intent to this device, as if the Intent were coming from an
            application. See {@link android.content.Intent Intent} for more information about the
            arguments.
        </p>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Arguments</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>uri</th>
            <td>
                The URI for the Intent.
                (see {@link android.content.Intent#setData(android.net.Uri) Intent.setData()}).
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>action</th>
            <td>
                The action for this Intent
                (see {@link android.content.Intent#setAction(java.lang.String) Intent.setAction()}).
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>data</th>
            <td>
                The data URI for this Intent
                (see {@link android.content.Intent#setData(android.net.Uri) Intent.setData()}).
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>mimetype</th>
            <td>
                The MIME type for the Intent
                (see {@link android.content.Intent#setType(java.lang.String) Intent.setType()}).
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>categories</th>
            <td>
                An iterable data structure containing strings that define categories for this
                Intent
                (see
                {@link android.content.Intent#addCategory(java.lang.String) Intent.addCategory()}).
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>extras</th>
            <td>
                A dictionary of extra data for this Intent
                (see {@link android.content.Intent#putExtra(java.lang.String,java.lang.String)
                Intent.putExtra()}
                for an example).
                <p>
                    The key for each dictionary item should be a <em>string</em>. The item's value
                    can be any simple or structured data type.
                </p>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>component</th>
            <td>
                The component for this Intent (see {@link android.content.ComponentName}).
                Using this argument will direct the Intent to a specific class within a specific
                Android package.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>flags</th>
            <td>
                An iterable data structure containing flags that control how the Intent is handled
                (see {@link android.content.Intent#setFlags(int) Intent.setFlags()}).
            </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<A NAME="drag"></A>
<div class="jd-details api ">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        void
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">drag</span>
      <span class="normal">
      (
            <em>tuple</em> start,
            <em>tuple</em> end,
            <em>float</em> duration,
            <em>integer</em> steps)
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">

    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
            Simulates a drag gesture (touch, hold, and move) on this device's screen.
        </p>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Arguments</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>start</th>
          <td>
            The starting point of the drag gesture, in the form of a <em>tuple</em>
            (x,y) where x and y are <em>integers</em>.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th>end</th>
          <td>
            The end point of the drag gesture, in the form of a <em>tuple</em> (x,y)
            where x and y are <em>integers</em>.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>duration</th>
            <td>The duration of the drag gesture in seconds. The default is 1.0 seconds.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>steps</th>
            <td>The number of steps to take when interpolating points. The default is 10.</td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<A NAME="getProperty"></A>
<div class="jd-details api ">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        <em>object</em>
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">getProperty</span>
      <span class="normal">
        (<em>string</em> key)
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">

    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
            Given the name of a system environment variable, returns its value for this device.
        </p>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Arguments</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>key</th>
          <td>
            The name of the system environment variable. The available variable names are listed in
            <a href="#table1">Table 1. Property variable names</a> at the end of this topic.
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Returns</h5>
      <ul class="nolist">
        <li>
            The value of the variable. The data format varies according to the variable requested.
        </li>
      </ul>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<A NAME="getSystemProperty"></A>
<div class="jd-details api ">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        <em>object</em>
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">getSystemProperty</span>
      <span class="normal">
      (<em>string</em> key)
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">

    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
            Synonym for <code><a href="#getProperty">getProperty()</a></code>.
        </p>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Arguments</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>key</th>
          <td>
            The name of the system environment variable. The available variable names are listed in
            <a href="#table1">Table 1. Property Variable Names</a>.
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Returns</h5>
      <ul class="nolist">
        <li>
            The value of the variable. The data format varies according to the variable requested.
        </li>
      </ul>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<A NAME="installPackage"></A>
<div class="jd-details api ">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        void
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">installPackage</span>
      <span class="normal">
      (<em>string</em> path)
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">

    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
            Installs the Android application or test package contained in packageFile
            onto this device. If the application or test package is already installed, it is
            replaced.
        </p>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Arguments</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>path</th>
          <td>
            The fully-qualified path and filename of the <code>.apk</code> file to install.
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<A NAME="instrument"></A>
<div class="jd-details api ">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        <em>dictionary</em>
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">instrument</span>
      <span class="normal">
      (
            <em>string</em> className,
            <em>dictionary</em> args)
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">

    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
            Runs the specified component with Android instrumentation, and returns the results
            in a dictionary whose exact format is dictated by the component being run. The
            component must already be present on this device.
        </p>
        <p>
            Use this method to start a test case that uses one of Android's test case classes.
            See <a href="{@docRoot}tools/testing/testing_android.html">Testing
            Fundamentals</a> to learn more about unit testing with the Android testing
            framework.
        </p>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Arguments</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>className</th>
          <td>
            The name of an Android component that is already installed on this device, in the
            standard form packagename/classname, where packagename is the
            Android package name of a <code>.apk</code> file on this device, and
            classname is the class name of an Android component (Activity,
            ContentProvider, Service, or BroadcastReceiver) in that file. Both
            packagename and classname must be fully qualified. See
            {@link android.content.ComponentName} for more details.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th>args</th>
          <td>
            A dictionary containing flags and their values. These are passed to the component as it
            is started. If the flag does not take a value, set its dictionary value to an empty
            string.
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Returns</h5>
        <ul class="nolist">
            <li>
                <p>
                    A dictionary containing the component's output. The contents of the dictionary
                    are defined by the component itself.
                </p>
                <p>
                    If you use {@link android.test.InstrumentationTestRunner} as the class name in
                    the componentName argument, then the result dictionary contains
                    the single key "stream". The value of "stream" is a <em>string</em> containing
                    the test output, as if <code>InstrumentationTestRunner</code> was run from the
                    command line. The format of this output is described in
                    <a href="{@docRoot}tools/testing/testing_otheride.html">
                    Testing in Other IDEs</a>.
                </p>
            </li>
        </ul>
    </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<A NAME="press"></A>
<div class="jd-details api ">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        void
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">press</span>
      <span class="normal">
      (<em>string</em> name,
      <em>integer</em> type)
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">
    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
            Sends the key event specified by <code>type</code> to the key specified by
            <code>keycode</code>.
        </p>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Arguments</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>name</th>
          <td>
            The name of the keycode to send. See {@link android.view.KeyEvent} for a list of
            keycode names. Use the keycode name, not its integer value.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th>type</th>
          <td>
            The type of key event to send. The allowed values are <code><a href="#ACTION_DOWN">
            DOWN</a></code>, <code><a href="#ACTION_UP">UP</a></code>, and
            <code><a href="#ACTION_DOWN_AND_UP">DOWN_AND_UP</a></code>.
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<A NAME="reboot"></A>
<div class="jd-details api ">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        void
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">reboot</span>
      <span class="normal">
      (<em>string</em> bootloadType)
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">

    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
                Reboots this device into the bootloader specified by <code>bootloadType</code>.
        </p>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Arguments</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>into</th>
          <td>
            The type of bootloader to reboot into. The allowed values are
            "bootloader", "recovery", or "None".
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<A NAME="removePackage"></A>
<div class="jd-details api ">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        void
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">removePackage</span>
      <span class="normal">
      (<em>string</em> package)
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">

    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
            Deletes the specified package from this device, including its data and cache.
        </p>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Arguments</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>package</th>
          <td>
            The Android package name of an <code>.apk</code> file on this device.
          </td>
      </table>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<A NAME="shell"></A>
<div class="jd-details api ">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        <em>object</em>
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">shell</span>
      <span class="normal">
      (<em>string</em> cmd)
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">
    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
            Executes an <code>adb</code> shell command and returns the result, if any.
        </p>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Arguments</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>cmd</th>
          <td>
            The command to execute in the <code>adb</code> shell. The form of these commands is
            described in the topic <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/adb.html">Android
            Debug Bridge</a>.
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Returns</h5>
      <ul class="nolist">
        <li>
            The results of the command, if any. The format of the results is determined by the
            command.
        </li>
      </ul>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<A NAME="startActivity"></A>
<div class="jd-details api ">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        void
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">startActivity</span>
      <span class="normal">
      (
            <em>string</em> uri,
            <em>string</em> action,
            <em>string</em> data,
            <em>string</em> mimetype,
            <em>iterable</em> categories
            <em>dictionary</em> extras,
            <em>component</em> component,
            <em>iterable</em> flags)
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">
    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
           Starts an Activity on this device by sending an Intent constructed from the
           supplied arguments.
        </p>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Arguments</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>uri</th>
          <td>
            The URI for the Intent.
            (see {@link android.content.Intent#setData(android.net.Uri) Intent.setData()}).
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>action</th>
            <td>
                The action for the Intent
                (see {@link android.content.Intent#setAction(java.lang.String) Intent.setAction()}).
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>data</th>
            <td>
                The data URI for the Intent
                (see {@link android.content.Intent#setData(android.net.Uri) Intent.setData()}).
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>mimetype</th>
            <td>
                The MIME type for the Intent
                (see {@link android.content.Intent#setType(java.lang.String) Intent.setType()}).
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>categories</th>
            <td>
                An iterable data structure containing strings that define categories for the
                Intent
                (see
                {@link android.content.Intent#addCategory(java.lang.String) Intent.addCategory()}).
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>extras</th>
            <td>
                A dictionary of extra data for the Intent
                (see
                {@link android.content.Intent#putExtra(java.lang.String,java.lang.String)
                Intent.putExtra()}
                for an example).
                <p>
                    The key for each dictionary item should be a <em>string</em>. The item's value
                    can be any simple or structured data type.
                </p>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>component</th>
            <td>
                The component for the Intent
                (see {@link android.content.ComponentName}). Using this argument will direct the
                Intent to a specific class within a specific Android package.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>flags</th>
            <td>
                An iterable data structure containing flags that control how the Intent is handled
                (see {@link android.content.Intent#setFlags(int) Intent.setFlags()}).
            </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<A NAME="takeSnapshot"></A>
<div class="jd-details api ">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        <code>
            <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/MonkeyImage.html">
                MonkeyImage
            </a>
        </code>
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">takeSnapshot</span>
      <span class="normal">
      ()
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">
    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
            Captures the entire screen buffer of this device, yielding a
            screen capture of the current display.
        </p>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Returns</h5>
      <ul class="nolist">
        <li>
            A <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/MonkeyImage.html">
            MonkeyImage</a> object containing the image of the current display.
        </li>
      </ul>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<A NAME="touch"></A>
<div class="jd-details api ">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        void
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">touch</span>
      <span class="normal">
      (
            <em>integer</em> x,
            <em>integer</em> y,
            <em>string</em> type)
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">
    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
            Sends a touch event specified by type to the screen location specified
            by x and y.
        </p>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Arguments</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>x</th>
          <td>
            The horizontal position of the touch in actual device pixels, starting from the left of
            the screen in its current orientation.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <th>y</th>
          <td>
            The vertical position of the touch in actual device pixels, starting from the top of
            the screen in its current orientation.
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>type</th>
            <td>
                The type of key event to send. The allowed values are <code><a href="#ACTION_DOWN">
                DOWN</a></code>, <code><a href="#ACTION_UP">UP</a></code>, and
                <code><a href="#ACTION_DOWN_AND_UP">DOWN_AND_UP</a></code>.
            </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<A NAME="type"></A>
<div class="jd-details api ">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        void
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">type</span>
      <span class="normal">
      (<em>string</em> message)
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">
    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
            Sends the characters contained in message to this device, as if they
            had been typed on the device's keyboard. This is equivalent to calling
            <code><a href="#press">press()</a></code> for each keycode in <code>message</code>
            using the key event type <code><a href="#ACTION_DOWN_AND_UP">DOWN_AND_UP</a></code>.
        </p>
    </div>
    <div class="jd-tagdata">
      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Arguments</h5>
      <table class="jd-tagtable">
        <tr>
          <th>message</th>
          <td>
              A string containing the characters to send.
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<A NAME="wake"></A>
<div class="jd-details api">
    <h4 class="jd-details-title">
      <span class="normal">
        void
      </span>
      <span class="sympad">wake</span>
      <span class="normal">
      ()
      </span>
    </h4>
  <div class="jd-details-descr">
    <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr">
        <p>
            Wakes the screen of this device.
        </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<hr></hr>
<h2>Appendix</h2>
    <p class="table-caption" id="table1">
        <strong>Table 1.</strong>Property variable names used with
        <span class="sympad"><a href="#getProperty">getProperty()</a></span> and
        <span class="sympad"><a href="#getSystemProperty">getSystemProperty()</a></span>.
    </p>
    <table>
        <tr>
            <th>
                Property Group
            </th>
            <th>
                Property
            </th>
            <th>
                Description
            </th>
            <th>
                Notes
            </th>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td rowspan="17"><code>build</code></td>
            <td><code>board</code></td>
            <td>Code name for the device's system board</td>
            <td rowspan="17">
                See {@link android.os.Build}
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>brand</code></td>
            <td>The carrier or provider for which the OS is customized.</td>
        </tr>
            <tr>
            <td><code>device</code></td>
            <td>The device design name.</td>
        </tr>
            <tr>
            <td><code>fingerprint</code></td>
            <td>A unique identifier for the currently-running build.</td>
        </tr>
            <tr>
            <td><code>host</code></td>
            <td></td>
        </tr>
            <tr>
            <td><code>ID</code></td>
            <td>A changelist number or label.</td>
        </tr>
            <tr>
            <td><code>model</code></td>
            <td>The end-user-visible name for the device.</td>
        </tr>
            <tr>
            <td><code>product</code></td>
            <td>The overall product name.</td>
        </tr>
            <tr>
            <td><code>tags</code></td>
            <td>Comma-separated tags that describe the build, such as "unsigned" and "debug".</td>
        </tr>
            <tr>
            <td><code>type</code></td>
            <td>The build type, such as "user" or "eng".</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>user</code></td>
            <td></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>CPU_ABI</code></td>
            <td>
                The name of the native code instruction set, in the form CPU type plus
                ABI convention.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>manufacturer</code></td>
            <td>The product/hardware manufacturer.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>version.incremental</code></td>
            <td>
                The internal code used by the source control system to represent this version
                of the software.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>version.release</code></td>
            <td>The user-visible name of this version of the software.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>version.sdk</code></td>
            <td>The user-visible SDK version associated with this version of the OS.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>version.codename</code></td>
            <td>
                The current development codename, or "REL" if this version of the software has been
                released.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td rowspan="3"><code>display</code></td>
            <td><code>width</code></td>
            <td>The device's display width in pixels.</td>
            <td rowspan="3">
                See
                {@link android.util.DisplayMetrics} for details.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>height</code></td>
            <td>The device's display height in pixels.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>density</code></td>
            <td>
                The logical density of the display. This is a factor that scales
                DIP (Density-Independent Pixel) units to the device's resolution. DIP is adjusted so
                that 1 DIP is equivalent to one pixel on a 160 pixel-per-inch display. For example,
                on a 160-dpi screen, density = 1.0, while on a 120-dpi screen, density = .75.
                <p>
                    The value does not exactly follow the real screen size, but is adjusted to
                    conform to large changes in the display DPI. See
                    {@link android.util.DisplayMetrics#density} for more details.
                </p>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td rowspan="6"><code>am.current</code></td>
            <td><code>package</code></td>
            <td>The Android package name of the currently running package.</td>
            <td rowspan="6">
                The <code>am.current</code> keys return information about the currently-running
                Activity.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>action</code></td>
            <td>
                The current activity's action. This has the same format as the <code>name</code>
                attribute of the <code>action</code> element in a package manifest.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>comp.class</code></td>
            <td>
                The class name of the component that started the current Activity. See
                <code><a href="#comppackage">comp.package</a></code> for more details.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><a name="comppackage"><code>comp.package</code></a></td>
            <td>
                The package name of the component that started the current Activity. A component
                is specified by a package name and the name of class that the package contains.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>data</code></td>
            <td>The data (if any) contained in the Intent that started the current Activity.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>categories</code></td>
            <td>The categories specified by the Intent that started the current Activity.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td rowspan="3"><code>clock</code></td>
            <td><code>realtime</code></td>
            <td>
                The number of milliseconds since the device rebooted, including deep-sleep
                time.
            </td>
            <td rowspan="3">
                See {@link android.os.SystemClock} for more information.
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>uptime</code></td>
            <td>
                The number of milliseconds since the device rebooted, <em>not</em> including
                deep-sleep time
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><code>millis</code></td>
            <td>current time since the UNIX epoch, in milliseconds.</td>
        </tr>
    </table>