Java Utililty Methods JDialog Key Event

List of utility methods to do JDialog Key Event

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Description

The list of methods to do JDialog Key Event are organized into topic(s).

Method

voidinstallCloseKeyBinding(final JDialog dialog)
Install a close action binding to Ctrl-C/Command-C for the specified dialog. 
Action close = new AbstractAction() {
    @Override
    public void actionPerformed(final ActionEvent event) {
        dialog.dispatchEvent(new WindowEvent(dialog, WindowEvent.WINDOW_CLOSING));
};
int menuKeyMask = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getMenuShortcutKeyMask();
KeyStroke closeStroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_W, menuKeyMask);
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voidinstallEnterKey(final JDialog comp, final Action action)
install Enter Key 
KeyStroke enterKeyStroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER, 0, false);
comp.getRootPane().getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(enterKeyStroke, "ENTER"); 
comp.getRootPane().getActionMap().put("ENTER", action);
voidloadCommonKeyMap(final JDialog dialog)
This method enables exiting the dialog by pressing the escape key 
JRootPane rootPane = dialog.getRootPane();
rootPane.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_ESCAPE, 0),
        ACTION_KEY_ESCAPE);
rootPane.getActionMap().put(ACTION_KEY_ESCAPE, new AbstractAction() {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 0;
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
        dialog.dispose();
});
voidregisterCloseAction(final JDialog dialog, KeyStroke keyStroke)
Registers a keystroke to close the given dialog. 
ActionListener escListener = new ActionListener() {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        dialog.dispose();
};
dialog.getRootPane().registerKeyboardAction(escListener, keyStroke, JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW);
voidsetupOKCancelHotkeys(JDialog dlg, JButton btnOK, final JButton btnCancel)
set action for a dialog when the Esc or Enter keys are pressed - map Esc to Cancel button and Enter to OK button. 
dlg.getRootPane().setDefaultButton(btnOK);
String actionName = "Close";
Action closeAction = new AbstractAction(actionName) {
    @Override
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        btnCancel.doClick();
};
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