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Class java.awt.event.KeyEvent 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.util.EventObject
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           +----java.awt.AWTEvent
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                   +----java.awt.event.ComponentEvent
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                           +----java.awt.event.InputEvent
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                                   +----java.awt.event.KeyEvent
public class KeyEvent
extends InputEvent
The component-level keyboard event.

Variable Index

o BACK_SPACE
The BackSpace key.
o CAPS_LOCK
The CapsLock action-key.
o DELETE
The Delete key.
o DOWN
The down arrow action-key.
o END
The end action-key.
o ENTER
The Enter key.
o ESCAPE
The Escape key.
o F1
The F1 function action-key.
o F10
The F10 function action-key.
o F11
The F11 function action-key.
o F12
The F12 function action-key.
o F2
The F2 function action-key.
o F3
The F3 function action-key.
o F4
The F4 function action-key.
o F5
The F5 function action-key.
o F6
The F6 function action-key.
o F7
The F7 function action-key.
o F8
The F8 function action-key.
o F9
The F9 function action-key.
o HOME
The home action-key.
o INSERT
The Insert action-key.
o KEY_FIRST
Marks the first integer id for the range of key event ids.
o KEY_LAST
Marks the last integer id for the range of key event ids.
o KEY_PRESSED
The key pressed event type.
o KEY_RELEASED
The key released event type.
o KEY_TYPED
The key typed event type.
o LEFT
The left arrow action-key.
o NUM_LOCK
The NumLock action-key.
o PAUSE
The Pause action-key.
o PGDN
The page down action-key.
o PGUP
The page up action-key.
o PRINT_SCREEN
The PrintScreen action-key.
o RIGHT
The right arrow action-key.
o SCROLL_LOCK
The ScrollLock action-key.
o TAB
The Tab key.
o UP
The up arrow action-key.

Constructor Index

o KeyEvent(Component, int, long, int, int)
Constructs a KeyEvent object with the specified source component, type, modifiers, and key.
o KeyEvent(Event)
Constructs an KeyEvent object from the parameters of a 1.0-style event.

Method Index

o getKeyChar()
Returns the character associated with the key in this event.
o getKeyCode()
Returns the integer key-code associated with the key in this event.
o isActionKey()
Returns whether or not the key in this event is an "action" key.
o paramString()
o setKeyCode(int)
o setModifiers(int)

Variables

o KEY_FIRST 
  public final static int KEY_FIRST
Marks the first integer id for the range of key event ids.

o KEY_LAST 
  public final static int KEY_LAST
Marks the last integer id for the range of key event ids.

o KEY_TYPED 
  public final static int KEY_TYPED
The key typed event type. This type is generated by a combination of a key press followed by a key release.

o KEY_PRESSED 
  public final static int KEY_PRESSED
The key pressed event type.

o KEY_RELEASED 
  public final static int KEY_RELEASED
The key released event type.

o HOME 
  public final static int HOME
The home action-key.

o END 
  public final static int END
The end action-key.

o PGUP 
  public final static int PGUP
The page up action-key.

o PGDN 
  public final static int PGDN
The page down action-key.

o UP 
  public final static int UP
The up arrow action-key.

o DOWN 
  public final static int DOWN
The down arrow action-key.

o LEFT 
  public final static int LEFT
The left arrow action-key.

o RIGHT 
  public final static int RIGHT
The right arrow action-key.

o F1 
  public final static int F1
The F1 function action-key.

o F2 
  public final static int F2
The F2 function action-key.

o F3 
  public final static int F3
The F3 function action-key.

o F4 
  public final static int F4
The F4 function action-key.

o F5 
  public final static int F5
The F5 function action-key.

o F6 
  public final static int F6
The F6 function action-key.

o F7 
  public final static int F7
The F7 function action-key.

o F8 
  public final static int F8
The F8 function action-key.

o F9 
  public final static int F9
The F9 function action-key.

o F10 
  public final static int F10
The F10 function action-key.

o F11 
  public final static int F11
The F11 function action-key.

o F12 
  public final static int F12
The F12 function action-key.

o PRINT_SCREEN 
  public final static int PRINT_SCREEN
The PrintScreen action-key.

o SCROLL_LOCK 
  public final static int SCROLL_LOCK
The ScrollLock action-key.

o CAPS_LOCK 
  public final static int CAPS_LOCK
The CapsLock action-key.

o NUM_LOCK 
  public final static int NUM_LOCK
The NumLock action-key.

o PAUSE 
  public final static int PAUSE
The Pause action-key.

o INSERT 
  public final static int INSERT
The Insert action-key.

o ENTER 
  public final static int ENTER
The Enter key.

o BACK_SPACE 
  public final static int BACK_SPACE
The BackSpace key.

o TAB 
  public final static int TAB
The Tab key.

o ESCAPE 
  public final static int ESCAPE
The Escape key.

o DELETE 
  public final static int DELETE
The Delete key.

Constructors

o KeyEvent 
  public KeyEvent(Event event)
Constructs an KeyEvent object from the parameters of a 1.0-style event.

Parameters:
event - the old-style event
o KeyEvent 
  public KeyEvent(Component source,
                  int id,
                  long when,
                  int modifiers,
                  int keyCode)
Constructs a KeyEvent object with the specified source component, type, modifiers, and key.

Parameters:
source - the object where the event originated

Methods

o getKeyCode 
  public int getKeyCode()
Returns the integer key-code associated with the key in this event. If the key in this event is an "action" key, it returns the action key code defined by this class.

o setKeyCode 
  public void setKeyCode(int keyCode)
o setModifiers 
  public void setModifiers(int modifiers)
o getKeyChar 
  public char getKeyChar()
Returns the character associated with the key in this event.

o isActionKey 
  public boolean isActionKey()
Returns whether or not the key in this event is an "action" key.

o paramString 
  public String paramString()
Overrides:
paramString in class ComponentEvent 
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