KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

**bgroenks96** · June 22nd, 2011, 11:43 AM

There are three grids of buttons on my JFrame. Each of those grids has its own JPanel. Right now, the buttons are stored in ArrayLists and each one gets an actionListener and keyListener assigned to it through a for loop.

My problem is that the keys don't register until you click one of the buttons. How can I make the keys have the focus for the entire JFrame regardless of which grid they are in?

If you would like to see a certain portion of code, just specify which part and I will post it.

**KevinWorkman** · June 22nd, 2011, 12:10 PM

Can't you just add the KeyListener to the JFrame? Or use KeyBindings instead?

**bgroenks96** · June 22nd, 2011, 07:22 PM

I need a way for pressed keys to make the same method (actionPerformed) fire with the correct value.

Ideally, I want the buttons to actually be "pressed" by the key events.

I don't know much about KeyBinding. I will look it up but you might have to help me out

**bgroenks96** · June 22nd, 2011, 07:31 PM

Ok I read up some on KeyBindings on the API as well as in the Java Tutorials. However, I'm kind of confused on how to use ActionMaps?

Here is an example from my code:

 
    for(int i=0;i<12;i++) {
      JButton b = new JButton();
      if(i == 0) {b.setText("7");}
      else if(i == 1) {b.setText("8");}
      else if(i == 2) {b.setText("9");}
      else if(i == 3) {b.setText("4");}
      else if(i == 4) {b.setText("5");}
      else if(i == 5) {b.setText("6");}
      else if(i == 6) {b.setText("1");}
      else if(i == 7) {b.setText("2");}
      else if(i == 8) {b.setText("3");}
      else if(i == 9) {b.setText("0");}
      else if(i == 10) {b.setText(".");b.setFont(spec);}
      else if(i == 11) {b.setText("-");b.setFont(spec);}
      if(i!=10&&i!=11) {b.setFont(jcfont);}
      mainButtonList.add(b);
      center.add(b);
      b.addActionListener(new ListenForMain());
    }

The buttons are located in array lists. Their actionPerformed methods use getSource to find the source, find the reference in the ArrayList, get that object as a button, and get the text to identify the button for the rest of the program.

How would I add KeyBindings to a situation like this with the ArrayList approach?

**Norm** · June 22nd, 2011, 08:08 PM

A suggestion on your code. When I see regular code like you have I think array. Put the text for the buttons in an array in the order you want to index them:
String[] btnTexts = new String[] {"7", "8", "9", "4", ...".", "-"};
Then get the desired text:
b.setText(btnTexts[i]); // get text for this button

How would I add KeyBindings to a situation like this with the ArrayList approach?

The key bindings would replace the addActionListener method call. The actionPerformed() method calls would be the same.

**bgroenks96** · June 22nd, 2011, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by Norm

A suggestion on your code. When I see regular code like you have I think array. Put the text for the buttons in an array in the order you want to index them:
String[] btnTexts = new String[] {"7", "8", "9", "4", ...".", "-"};
Then get the desired text:
b.setText(btnTexts[i]); // get text for this button

The key bindings would replace the addActionListener method call. The actionPerformed() method calls would be the same.

Erm.... Seeing as the amount of code that is in this program involving the ArrayLists I would rather not go back and completely change that unless you REALLY think there is no other way.

Like I said, how do I add KeyBindings to a situation with the ArrayList approach?

Oh and just out of curiosity, what exactly is "regular code"?

EDIT: And by how I mean I don't understand ActionMaps. If you could help with that, I would appreciate it. Thanks!

**Norm** · June 22nd, 2011, 08:59 PM

I don't see what bearing the use of ArrayLists to hold references makes to whether you use key listeners vs key binding.

what exactly is "regular code"?

I guess repetative code would have been a better way to say it.

Here's a sample of how to use keybindings:

        add(player1);
//        player1.addKeyListener(this);
//        player1.setFocusable( true );    //<<<< Need these for KeyListener, not for bindings!!!
//        player1.requestFocus();
 
        // This will trigger call for Ctrl-Z
        addKeyAccelerator(this, new ActionButUp(), "ctrlZ", 'Z', Event.CTRL_MASK);
        // This for 'y' alone
        addKeyAccelerator(this, new ActionButUp(), "JustY", 'Y', 0);
 
    }
    //-----------------------------------------------------------
    private class ActionButUp extends  AbstractAction {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
            System.out.println("bound evt=" + evt);
        }
    }
 
    // For Key bindings
    private void addKeyAccelerator(JComponent c, AbstractAction act, String actionName, 
                                         int keyCode, int mask) {
        KeyStroke ks = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(keyCode, mask);
        c.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(ks, actionName);
        c.getActionMap().put(actionName, act); 
    }

Try this in your program to see what happens.

**bgroenks96** · June 23rd, 2011, 11:42 AM

Here is the class from my code that reads the button actions.

[CODE]
  class ListenForMain extends AbstractAction implements ActionListener {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      Object userPressed = e.getSource();
      int i = mainButtonList.indexOf(userPressed);
      JButton b = mainButtonList.get(i);
      input = b.getText();
      String currentOutput = output.getText();   
      if(Mathematics.userNum == 0 && !currentOutput.equals("")) {
        output.setText(""); 
      }
      if(display.getText().equals(operator)||display.getText().equals(passive)||display.getText().equals("^")) {
        display.setText("");
        lastOp = true;
      } else {
        lastOp = false;
      }
      display.append(input);
    }
  }
[/CODE]

I am having trouble adding your example of KeyBindings to the program. If I want the same thing to happen with that key binding as when the buttons are pressed, can I just do this?

[CODE]
addKeyAccelerator(mainFrame, new ListenForMain(), "0",'0',0)
//Is there a way to bind all of the NumPad numbers or something?  I'm lazy...
public void addKeyAccelerator(JComponent c,AbstractAction action, String keyName, int keyCode, int mask) {
//Rest of the method code...
[/CODE]

If I make the ListenForMain method extend AbstractAction will it work with KeyBindings?

And what do I need to add to the actionPerformed method in ListenForMain?

Does the addKeyAccelerator method need to have something like this?

[CODE]
//this is the rest of the method code...
KeyStroke ks = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(keyCode,mask);
//Here I want the buttons to respond to the key stroke.  If this is wrong and it needs to use the same "c" reference or the "JButton" class name, let me know.
c.getInputMap(b.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(ks,actionName);
c.getActionMap().put(actionName, action);
[/CODE]

Additional:
And I am getting an error that this:

addKeyAccelerator(mainFrame, new ListenForMain(), "0", 0,0);

cannot be applied to this:

private void addKeyAccelerator(JComponent c, AbstractAction act, String actionName, int keyCode, int mask) {

I'm not sure why...
Scratch that. I just realized that JFrame doesn't extend JComponent.

**Norm** · June 23rd, 2011, 12:02 PM

I am having trouble adding your example of KeyBindings to the program.

What I posted was for a quick and easy demo. I was hoping that you could copy and paste it as is.
Then test it by executing your code and pressing Ctrl-Z or the Y and have a message printed.
Did you try that? Did it print out?

can I just do this?

Try it and see what happens.

If I make the ListenForMain method extend AbstractAction will it work with KeyBindings?

Try it and see.

**bgroenks96** · June 23rd, 2011, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by Norm

What I posted was for a quick and easy demo. I was hoping that you could copy and paste it as is.
Then test it by executing your code and pressing Ctrl-Z or the Y and have a message printed.
Did you try that? Did it print out?

Try it and see what happens.

Try it and see.

No doesn't work. I'm pretty sure I need something in the actionPerformed method to process the key event. But I don't know what.

And do you mean copy it into my current program as is? There is no "player1" reference existing inside of it...

**Norm** · June 23rd, 2011, 03:07 PM

No doesn't work.

Sorry, there are so many ways for a program to "not work" that I have no idea what the problem is.

Sorry, I meant to say: Replace "player1" with a component in your code that is being displayed.

**bgroenks96** · June 23rd, 2011, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by Norm

What I posted was for a quick and easy demo. I was hoping that you could copy and paste it as is.
Then test it by executing your code and pressing Ctrl-Z or the Y and have a message printed.
Did you try that? Did it print out?

Try it and see what happens.

Try it and see.

Do you mean copy it into my program? Some of those variables don't exist in it... I'm not sure now that would work.

And I have tried those things. They don't work. I'm pretty sure I need something added to those actionPerformed methods in order for them to recognize the KeyStrokes.

I just don't know what....

And was my addKeyAccelerator correct?

**Norm** · June 23rd, 2011, 04:56 PM

ome of those variables don't exist

I thought that player1 was the only one. The add(player1); line should be commented out as are the ones underneath it.

addKeyAccelerator(this

The "this" refers to the JPanel that the code is in.

**bgroenks96** · June 23rd, 2011, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by Norm

I thought that player1 was the only one. The add(player1); line should be commented out as are the ones underneath it.

The "this" refers to the JPanel that the code is in.

Sorry double posted there. Didn't even see your posts.... the thread glitched.

I don't want to frustrate you, but I think I'm missing your point.

To clarify, I have action listeners for two JPanels containing grids of buttons. That works perfectly. I just need keys to execute the same actionPerformed method the buttons do.

I got how to add the key accelerator, make the method and identify the key strokes. But, how do I integrate the key binding into the buttons' action performed method?

Also, for the sake of being lazy, is there any way to bind the whole numpad in one statement or do i have to go through and do each individually?

**Norm** · June 23rd, 2011, 05:25 PM

If you use key bindings you may be able to bind the key events to the container that all the components are in.

how do I integrate the key binding into the buttons' action performed method?

The key binding's actionPerformed method could call the actionPerformed method used by the buttons.
Or the key binding's AbstractAction could be the same actionPerformed method as the one the buttons use.

Can you make a small simple program that compiles and executes with a few buttons in a panel to demonstrate this problem?

**bgroenks96** · June 23rd, 2011, 08:55 PM

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
 
class KeyTime {
  ArrayList<JButton> buttons;
  JFrame frame;
  JPanel panel;
  JPanel buttonPanel;
  JTextArea main;
  public void setUpWindow() {
    frame = new JFrame("Key Problem Demo");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    panel = new JPanel();
    main = new JTextArea(50,70);
    panel.add(main);
    buttonPanel = new JPanel();
    buttons = new ArrayList<JButton>();
    for(int i=0;i<2;i++) {
      JButton b = new JButton();
      if(i==0) {b.setText("Click me!");}
      else if(i==1) {b.setText("Me too!");}
      b.addActionListener(new ListenForButtons());
      buttons.add(b);
      buttonPanel.add(b);
    }
    addKeyAccelerator(buttonPanel, new ListenForButtons(),"action",0,0);
    frame.getContentPane().add(BorderLayout.SOUTH, buttonPanel);
    frame.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, panel);
    frame.setBounds(30,30,500,500);
    frame.pack();
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
  public void addKeyAccelerator(JComponent c, AbstractAction act, String name, int keyCode, int mask) {
    KeyStroke key = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(keyCode, mask);
    c.getInputMap(buttons.get(0).WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(key,name);
    c.getActionMap().put(name,act);
  }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    KeyTime kt = new KeyTime();
    kt.setUpWindow();
  }
  class ListenForButtons extends AbstractAction implements ActionListener {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      Object userPressed = e.getSource();
      int i = buttons.indexOf(userPressed);
      JButton b = buttons.get(i);
      String line = b.getText();
      if(line.equals("Click me!")) {
        main.setText("");
        main.append("Both buttons call the same actionPerformed method.  \n That method determines which button was pressed.");
        main.append("\n Only the 'Click Me!' button should respond to the key stroke of the number '0'");
      } else if(line.equals("Me too!")) {
        main.setText("");
        main.append("Unfortunately neither respond.");
        main.append("\n Does this actionPerformed method need a way to receive the key stroke perhaps?");
      }
    }
  }
}

Will this suffice?

**Norm** · June 23rd, 2011, 08:59 PM

How is it supposed to work? What key presses are supposed to do what?

Here's my version that will react when the 'a' key is pressed.

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
 
class KeyTime              {
  ArrayList<JButton> buttons;
  JFrame frame;
  JPanel panel;
  JPanel buttonPanel;
  JTextArea main;
 
  public void setUpWindow() {
    frame = new JFrame("Key Problem Demo");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    panel = new JPanel();
    main = new JTextArea(20,70);
    main.setEditable(false); //<<<<<<< To keep from getting focus
    panel.add(main);         //<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< THIS GETS the focus!!!
 
    buttonPanel = new JPanel();
    buttons = new ArrayList<JButton>();
 
    for(int i=0;i<2;i++) {
      JButton b = new JButton();
      if(i==0) {b.setText("Click me!");}
      else if(i==1) {b.setText("Me too!");}
 
      b.addActionListener(new ListenForButtons());
      buttons.add(b);
      buttonPanel.add(b);
    }
 
    // Call listener when the a key is pressed
    addKeyAccelerator(buttonPanel, new ListenForButtons(), "action", 'A', 0);
 
    frame.getContentPane().add(BorderLayout.SOUTH, buttonPanel);
    frame.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, panel);
    frame.setBounds(30,30,500,300);
    frame.pack();
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
 
 
  public void addKeyAccelerator(JComponent c, AbstractAction act, String name, int keyCode, int mask) {
    KeyStroke key = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(keyCode, mask);
    c.getInputMap(buttons.get(0).WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(key,name);
    c.getActionMap().put(name,act);
  }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    KeyTime kt = new KeyTime();
    kt.setUpWindow();
  }
 
  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  class ListenForButtons extends AbstractAction implements ActionListener {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      System.out.println("aP e=" + e);  // aP e=java.awt.event.ActionEvent[ACTION_PERFORMED,cmd=a,w...
      Object userPressed = e.getSource();
      System.out.println("uP=" + userPressed); // uP=javax.swing.JPanel[,0,330,780x36,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout,alignmentX=0.0,a
      int i = buttons.indexOf(userPressed);
      System.out.println("i=" + i); // i=-1
 
      JButton b = buttons.get(i);
      String line = b.getText();
      if(line.equals("Click me!")) {
        main.setText("");
        main.append("Both buttons call the same actionPerformed method.  \n That method determines which button was pressed.");
        main.append("\n Only the 'Click Me!' button should respond to the key stroke of the number '0'");
      } else if(line.equals("Me too!")) {
        main.setText("");
        main.append("Unfortunately neither respond.");
        main.append("\n Does this actionPerformed method need a way to receive the key stroke perhaps?");
      }
    }
  }
}

**bgroenks96** · June 23rd, 2011, 09:45 PM

The program you wrote throws this exception at runtime (it's an Array Index out of bounds):

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException:
 -1
        at java.util.ArrayList.get(ArrayList.java:324)
        at KeyTime$ListenForButtons.actionPerformed(KeyTime.java:64)
        at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.notifyAction(SwingUtilities.java:1639)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBinding(JComponent.java:2851)
        at javax.swing.KeyboardManager.fireBinding(KeyboardManager.java:267)
        at javax.swing.KeyboardManager.fireKeyboardAction(KeyboardManager.java:2
16)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBindingsForAllComponents(JComponent.
java:2928)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBindings(JComponent.java:2920)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyEvent(JComponent.java:2814)
        at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6065)
        at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2041)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4651)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2099)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4481)
        at java.awt.KeyboardFocusManager.redispatchEvent(KeyboardFocusManager.ja
va:1850)
        at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchKeyEvent(DefaultKeyboard
FocusManager.java:712)
        at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.preDispatchKeyEvent(DefaultKeybo
ardFocusManager.java:990)
        at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.typeAheadAssertions(DefaultKeybo
ardFocusManager.java:855)
        at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(DefaultKeyboardFoc
usManager.java:676)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4523)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2099)
        at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2478)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4481)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:643)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.access$000(EventQueue.java:84)
        at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:602)
        at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:600)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessCo
ntrolContext.java:87)
        at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessCo
ntrolContext.java:98)
        at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:616)
        at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:614)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessCo
ntrolContext.java:87)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:613)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThre
ad.java:269)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.
java:184)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThre
ad.java:174)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:169)
 
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:161)
 
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)

What did you do? That didn't happen in my version...

And to answer your question, the program was supposed to activate the "Click Me!" button when 0 is pressed. Click Me! and Me too! display different messages.

**bgroenks96** · June 23rd, 2011, 10:04 PM

What if I had key listeners instead of bindings that performed the doClick method on their respective buttons?

**Norm** · June 24th, 2011, 06:14 AM

Ok. There were no comments in the code, so all I could do was have the key press go to the action listener. I didn't know what to do then. The listener needs to recognize how it was called (button click or key press) and react accordingly. Right now it assumes that it is ONLY called by button press. It doesn't know what to do when called with the key press.

**bgroenks96** · June 24th, 2011, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by Norm

Ok. There were no comments in the code, so all I could do was have the key press go to the action listener. I didn't know what to do then. The listener needs to recognize how it was called (button click or key press) and react accordingly. Right now it assumes that it is ONLY called by button press. It doesn't know what to do when called with the key press.

Would it maybe be easier to have separate key listeners in the main frame that respond by calling the doClick method on their respective buttons? That would fire the actionPerformed method right?

(Btw I'm not in any class I'm doing Java on my own so you aren't doing my homework by giving me answers

)

**Norm** · June 24th, 2011, 11:01 AM

Here's another version:

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
 
@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 
 
public class KeyTime              {
  ArrayList<JButton> buttons;
  JFrame frame;
  JPanel panel;
  JPanel buttonPanel;
  JTextArea main;
 
  public void setUpWindow() {
    frame = new JFrame("Key Problem Demo");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    panel = new JPanel();
    main = new JTextArea(20,70);
    main.setEditable(false); //<<<<<<< To keep from getting focus
    panel.add(main);         //<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< THIS GETS the focus!!!
 
    buttonPanel = new JPanel();
    buttons = new ArrayList<JButton>();
 
    ListenForButtons lfb = new ListenForButtons();
 
    for(int i=0;i<2;i++) {
      JButton b = new JButton();
      if(i==0) {b.setText("Click me!");}
      else if(i==1) {b.setText("Me too!");}
 
      b.addActionListener(lfb);
      buttons.add(b);
      buttonPanel.add(b);
    }
 
    // Call listener when the '0' key is pressed
    DoBtnClick dbc = new DoBtnClick(buttons.get(0));
    addKeyAccelerator(buttonPanel, dbc, "action", '0', 0);
    addKeyAccelerator(buttonPanel, dbc, "action", KeyEvent.VK_NUMPAD0, 0);   // Number pad is different
 
    frame.getContentPane().add(BorderLayout.SOUTH, buttonPanel);
    frame.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, panel);
    frame.setBounds(30,30,500,300);
    frame.pack();
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
 
  // Class to click button when a key is pressed
  private class DoBtnClick extends  AbstractAction {
     JButton btn;
     public DoBtnClick(JButton btn) {
         this.btn = btn;    // Save the button we're to click
     }
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
         System.out.println("bound evt=" + evt);
         btn.doClick();
     }
  } // end class DoBtnClick
 
 
  public void addKeyAccelerator(JComponent c, AbstractAction act, String name, int keyCode, int mask) {
    KeyStroke key = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(keyCode, mask);
    c.getInputMap(buttons.get(0).WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(key,name);
    c.getActionMap().put(name,act);
  }
 
  //---------------------------------------
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    KeyTime kt = new KeyTime();
    kt.setUpWindow();
  }
 
  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  class ListenForButtons extends AbstractAction implements ActionListener {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      System.out.println("aP e=" + e);  
//aP e=java.awt.event.ActionEvent[ACTION_PERFORMED,cmd=0,when=1308913543812,modifiers=] on javax.swing.JPanel[,0,330,780x36,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=,flags=393,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=]
 
      Object userPressed = e.getSource();
      System.out.println("uP=" + userPressed); // uP=javax.swing.JPanel[,0,330,780x36,layout=java.awt.FlowLayout,alignmentX=0.0,a
       int i = buttons.indexOf(userPressed);
       System.out.println("i=" + i); // i=-1
 
       JButton b = buttons.get(i);
       String line = b.getText();
 
      if(line.equals("Click me!")) {
        main.setText("");
        main.append("Both buttons call the same actionPerformed method.  \n That method determines which button was pressed.");
        main.append("\n Only the 'Click Me!' button should respond to the key stroke of the number '0'");
      } else if(line.equals("Me too!")) {
        main.setText("");
        main.append("Unfortunately neither respond.");
        main.append("\n Does this actionPerformed method need a way to receive the key stroke perhaps?");
      }
    }
  }
}

**bgroenks96** · June 24th, 2011, 11:09 AM

<Double-Post>

**bgroenks96** · June 24th, 2011, 11:33 AM

Interesting idea with the KeyAccelerator calling the action class.... although I'm not sure if it will work in my program.

I need to be able to identify the key pressed ahead of time in order to select which button to click. I've been testing using keyListeners assigned to the JFrame but haven't had any luck yet.

If the keyListener is assigned to the JFrame, all sub components should recognize the action correct?

**Norm** · June 24th, 2011, 11:39 AM

I need to be able to identify the key pressed ahead of time

Before when?
Are you looking at my post #22?

Thread: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

LinkBack

Thread Tools

Display

KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Related threads:

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Re: KeyListeners: Automatic Focus?

Similar Threads

Fully automatic Content Assis in Eclipse. Is it possible?

Maintain focus on JFrame

[SOLVED] JTextPane focus problem

switch focus to another window

Automatic correction of brightness and contrast