Enabling an Action
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import javax.swing.AbstractAction; import javax.swing.Action; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.KeyStroke; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { final Action action = new AbstractAction("Action Name") { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) { System.out.println("action"); } }; JFrame frame = new JFrame(); JButton button = new JButton(action); JTextField textfield = new JTextField(); textfield.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_FOCUSED).put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("F2"), action.getValue(Action.NAME)); textfield.getActionMap().put(action.getValue(Action.NAME), action); } }