Java AWT KeyEvent get modifier text
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import java.awt.event.KeyListener; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Window Title"); frame.setBounds(50, 100, 300, 300); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JTextField typingArea = new JTextField(20); typingArea.addKeyListener(new KeyListener() { public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) { displayInfo(e, "KEY TYPED: "); }/*from www . j a va2 s .c o m*/ public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) { displayInfo(e, "KEY PRESSED: "); } public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) { displayInfo(e, "KEY RELEASED: "); } protected void displayInfo(KeyEvent e, String s) { int modifiers = e.getModifiersEx(); System.out.println("modifiers = " + modifiers); System.out.println(KeyEvent.getModifiersExText(modifiers)); } }); frame.add(typingArea); frame.setVisible(true); } }