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KeyEventDemo.javaAPI DocExample3225Tue Dec 12 18:58:54 GMT 2000None

KeyEventDemo.java

/*
 * Swing version
 */

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Dimension;

public class KeyEventDemo extends JApplet 
                          implements KeyListener,
                                     ActionListener {
    JTextArea displayArea;
    JTextField typingArea;
    static final String newline = "\n";

    public void init() {
        JButton button = new JButton("Clear");
        button.addActionListener(this);

        typingArea = new JTextField(20);
        typingArea.addKeyListener(this);

        displayArea = new JTextArea();
        displayArea.setEditable(false);
        JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(displayArea);
        scrollPane.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(375, 125));

        JPanel contentPane = new JPanel();
        contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        contentPane.add(typingArea, BorderLayout.NORTH);
        contentPane.add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        contentPane.add(button, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
        setContentPane(contentPane);
    }

    /** Handle the key typed event from the text field. */
    public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {
        displayInfo(e, "KEY TYPED: ");
    }

    /** Handle the key pressed event from the text field. */
    public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
        displayInfo(e, "KEY PRESSED: ");
    }

    /** Handle the key released event from the text field. */
    public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
        displayInfo(e, "KEY RELEASED: ");
    }

    /** Handle the button click. */
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        //Clear the text components.
        displayArea.setText("");
        typingArea.setText("");

        //Return the focus to the typing area.
        typingArea.requestFocus();
    }

    /*
     * We have to jump through some hoops to avoid
     * trying to print non-printing characters 
     * such as Shift.  (Not only do they not print, 
     * but if you put them in a String, the characters
     * afterward won't show up in the text area.)
     */
    protected void displayInfo(KeyEvent e, String s){
        String charString, keyCodeString, modString, tmpString;

        char c = e.getKeyChar();
        int keyCode = e.getKeyCode();
        int modifiers = e.getModifiers();

        if (Character.isISOControl(c)) {
            charString = "key character = "
                       + "(an unprintable control character)";
        } else {
            charString = "key character = '"
                       + c + "'";
        }

        keyCodeString = "key code = " + keyCode
                        + " ("
                        + KeyEvent.getKeyText(keyCode)
                        + ")";

        modString = "modifiers = " + modifiers;
        tmpString = KeyEvent.getKeyModifiersText(modifiers);
        if (tmpString.length() > 0) {
            modString += " (" + tmpString + ")";
        } else {
            modString += " (no modifiers)";
        }

        displayArea.append(s + newline
                           + "    " + charString + newline
                           + "    " + keyCodeString + newline
                           + "    " + modString + newline);
    }
}