How To: Make Keyboard Keys To Execute A Method?

[clusardi2k]

Hello,

How do I get a sequence of keyboard keys to execute a method.

For example, if someone types the "control" key, "shift" key, and the "enter" key I want to execute a method called "keyboard_input". Do you also have a working example.

Thank you,

 

[John B. Matthews]

How do I get a sequence of keyboard keys to execute a method.

For example, if someone types the "control" key, "shift" key, and the
"enter" key I want to execute a method called "keyboard_input". Do
you also have a working example.

See How to Use Key Bindings:

<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/misc/keybinding.html>
<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/misc/keybinding.html#eg>

 

[clusardi2k]

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutor...EventDemoProject/src/events/KeyEventDemo.java

 

[John B. Matthews]

How do I get a sequence of keyboard keys to execute a method.

For example, if someone types the "control" key, "shift" key, and
the "enter" key I want to execute a method called "keyboard_input".
Do you also have a working example.

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To which I replied,

See How to Use Key Bindings:

<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/misc/keybinding.html>
<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/misc/keybinding.html#eg>

To which you replied,

<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutor...EventDemoProject/src/events/KeyEventDemo.java>

KeyListener is fairly low-level; it might be appropriate for "a
sequence of keyboard keys." The rest of your question mentions keys
used as modifiers, for which key bindings are considerably more
convenient.

See also, How to Use Actions:

<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/misc/action.html>

 

[Roedy Green]

For example, if someone types the "control" key,

"shift" key, and the "enter" key I want to execute a method called
"keyboard_input". Do you also have a working example.

See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jmenu.html

the easiest way is to make the keys accelerator shortcuts for a menu.