Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; public class Main { /** * Get the mnemonic from the given text. The mnemonic is marked by a leading & character. * @param text The mnemonic search text. * @return The mnemonic or -1 if no mnemonic could be found. */ public static int getMnemonicKeyCode(String text) { for (int i = 0; i < text.length(); i++) { char c = text.charAt(i); if (c == '&') { try { return (int) text.charAt(i + 1); } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) { return -1; } } } return -1; } }