Java Swing Key Action simulateEnterKey(Component c)

Description

Example came from http://tech.chitgoks.com/2010/08/31/simulate-enter-key-on -any-component-using-java/

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
c	a parameter

Declaration

public static void simulateEnterKey(Component c) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

import java.awt.Component;

import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;

import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;

public class Main {
    /**/* w  ww .  j av  a2 s. co m*/
     * Example came from
     * http://tech.chitgoks.com/2010/08/31/simulate-enter-key-on
     * -any-component-using-java/
     * 
     * @param c
     */
    public static void simulateEnterKey(Component c) {
        try {
            KeyEvent ke = new KeyEvent(c, KeyEvent.KEY_RELEASED, System.currentTimeMillis(), -1, KeyEvent.VK_ENTER,
                    (char) KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
            c.requestFocusInWindow();
            dispatchEvent(ke, c);
        } catch (Exception ex) {
        }
    }

    private static void dispatchEvent(final KeyEvent ke, final Component comp) throws Exception {
        if (!SwingUtilities.isEventDispatchThread()) {
            SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    comp.dispatchEvent(ke);
                }
            });
        } else {
            comp.dispatchEvent(ke);
        }
    }
}

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