Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.awt.Toolkit; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.KeyStroke; import javax.swing.text.DefaultEditorKit; import javax.swing.text.JTextComponent; import javax.swing.text.Keymap; public class Main { /** * initialize keystroke bindings */ public final static void InitializeKeyStrokeBindings() { String selectAllAction = DefaultEditorKit.selectAllAction; String cutAction = DefaultEditorKit.cutAction; String copyAction = DefaultEditorKit.copyAction; String pasteAction = DefaultEditorKit.pasteAction; int mask = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getMenuShortcutKeyMask(); JTextComponent.KeyBinding ctrlA = new JTextComponent.KeyBinding(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_A, mask), selectAllAction); JTextComponent.KeyBinding ctrlX = new JTextComponent.KeyBinding(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_X, mask), cutAction); JTextComponent.KeyBinding ctrlC = new JTextComponent.KeyBinding(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_C, mask), copyAction); JTextComponent.KeyBinding ctrlV = new JTextComponent.KeyBinding(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_V, mask), pasteAction); JTextComponent.KeyBinding[] extraBindings = new JTextComponent.KeyBinding[] { ctrlA, ctrlX, ctrlC, ctrlV }; Keymap defaultKeyMap = JTextComponent.getKeymap(JTextComponent.DEFAULT_KEYMAP); JTextComponent dummy = new JTextField(); JTextComponent.loadKeymap(defaultKeyMap, extraBindings, dummy.getActions()); } }