Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import java.awt.event.KeyListener; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTextArea; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main extends JFrame implements KeyListener, ActionListener { JTextArea displayArea; JTextField typingArea; static final String newline = System.getProperty("line.separator"); public static void main(String[] args) { Main frame = new Main(); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.addComponentsToPane(); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } private void addComponentsToPane() { 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)); getContentPane().add(typingArea, BorderLayout.PAGE_START); getContentPane().add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER); getContentPane().add(button, BorderLayout.PAGE_END); } /** 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.requestFocusInWindow(); } private void displayInfo(KeyEvent e, String keyStatus) { int id = e.getID(); String keyString; if (id == KeyEvent.KEY_RELEASED) { char c = e.getKeyChar(); keyString = "key character = '" + c + "'"; } else { int keyCode = e.getKeyCode(); keyString = "key code = " + keyCode + " (" + KeyEvent.getKeyText(keyCode) + ")"; } int modifiersEx = e.getModifiersEx(); String modString = "extended modifiers = " + modifiersEx; String tmpString = KeyEvent.getModifiersExText(modifiersEx); if (tmpString.length() > 0) { modString += " (" + tmpString + ")"; } else { modString += " (no extended modifiers)"; } String actionString = "action key? "; if (e.isActionKey()) { actionString += "YES"; } else { actionString += "NO"; } String locationString = "key location: "; int location = e.getKeyLocation(); if (location == KeyEvent.KEY_LOCATION_STANDARD) { locationString += "standard"; } else if (location == KeyEvent.KEY_LOCATION_LEFT) { locationString += "left"; } else if (location == KeyEvent.KEY_LOCATION_RIGHT) { locationString += "right"; } else if (location == KeyEvent.KEY_LOCATION_NUMPAD) { locationString += "numpad"; } else { // (location == KeyEvent.KEY_LOCATION_UNKNOWN) locationString += "unknown"; } displayArea.append(keyStatus + newline + " " + keyString + newline + " " + modString + newline + " " + actionString + newline + " " + locationString + newline); displayArea.setCaretPosition(displayArea.getDocument().getLength()); } }