Java JFrame handle key event
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import java.awt.event.KeyListener; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JTextArea; public class Main extends JFrame implements KeyListener { private JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea(10, 15); // set up JTextArea // Main constructor public Main() { super("Demonstrating Keystroke Events"); textArea.setText("Press any key on the keyboard..."); textArea.setEnabled(false);//from ww w. j a v a 2 s. c o m //textArea.setDisabledTextColor(Color.BLACK); add(textArea); addKeyListener(this); } // handle press of any key @Override public void keyPressed(KeyEvent event) { String s = String.format("Key pressed: %s", KeyEvent.getKeyText(event.getKeyCode())); // show pressed key System.out.println(s); display(event); // set output lines two and three } // handle release of any key @Override public void keyReleased(KeyEvent event) { String s = String.format("Key released: %s", KeyEvent.getKeyText(event.getKeyCode())); // show released key System.out.println(s); display(event); // set output lines two and three } // handle press of an action key @Override public void keyTyped(KeyEvent event) { String s= String.format("Key typed: %s", event.getKeyChar()); System.out.println(s); display(event); // set output lines two and three } // set second and third lines of output private void display(KeyEvent event) { String s = String.format("This key is %san action key", (event.isActionKey() ? "" : "not ")); System.out.println(s); String temp = KeyEvent.getKeyModifiersText(event.getModifiers()); s = String.format("Modifier keys pressed: %s", (temp.equals("") ? "none" : temp)); // output modifiers System.out.println(s); } public static void main(String[] args) { Main Main = new Main(); Main.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Main.setSize(350, 100); Main.setVisible(true); } }