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Make the ENTER key act like the TAB key

     

import java.awt.event.KeyAdapter;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;

import javax.swing.JTextField;

class MyTextField extends JTextField {
  MyTextField(int len) {
    super(len);
    addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter() {
      public void keyPressed(KeyEvent evt) {
        int key = evt.getKeyCode();
        if (key == KeyEvent.VK_ENTER)
          transferFocus();
      }
    });
  }
}








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