Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.event.KeyAdapter; public class Main { public static void addKeyAdapterRecursively(final Container container, final KeyAdapter keyAdapter) { container.addKeyListener(keyAdapter); for (int i = 0; i < container.getComponentCount(); i++) { final Component child = container.getComponent(i); if (child instanceof Container) { addKeyAdapterRecursively((Container) child, keyAdapter); } child.addKeyListener(keyAdapter); } } }