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Thread: KeyListener Problem

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    Default KeyListener Problem

    This is my code:

    import java.awt.*;
    import java.applet.*;
    import java.awt.Graphics;
    import java.awt.event.*;


    public class playertest extends Applet implements KeyListener
    {
    int x=100;
    int y=500;


    public void paint (Graphics g)
    {
    g.setColor (Color.blue);
    g.fillRect (x, y, 15, 15);
    g.fillRect (x-6, y+3, 30, 5);
    g.setColor (Color.black);
    g.fillOval (x-2, y - 15, 20, 20);



    eyes (g);
    mouth (g);
    }


    public void eyes (Graphics g)
    {
    g.setColor (Color.white);
    g.fillOval (x + 11, y - 12, 6, 6);
    g.fillOval (x + 1, y - 12, 6, 6);

    }


    public void mouth (Graphics g)
    {
    g.setColor (Color.red);
    g.fillOval (x + 5, y - 6, 12, 5);
    }

    public void moveleft ()
    {
    x = x-2;
    }

    public void moveright ()
    {
    x=x+2;
    }


    public void keyPressed (KeyEvent e)
    {
    if (e.getKeyCode () == KeyEvent.VK_UP)
    moveleft ();
    else if (e.getKeyCode () == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT)
    moveleft ();
    else if (e.getKeyCode () == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT)
    moveright ();
    }


    public void keyReleased (KeyEvent e)
    {
    if (e.getKeyCode () == KeyEvent.VK_UP)
    x=x;
    else if (e.getKeyCode () == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT)
    x =x;
    else if (e.getKeyCode () == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT)
    x = x;
    }


    public void keyTyped (KeyEvent e)
    {
    }

    }

    I've been able to do this before, but for some reason nothing happens when I push the arrow keys with this code. Anyone know how to fix this?


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    Default Re: KeyListener Problem

    The component that listens for KeyEvents must have focus in order to do so (see the API for info on the requestFocus method). Key bindings work better to circumvent this behavior:
    How to Use Key Bindings (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Using Other Swing Features)

    On another note, please see the announcements at the top of every forum for info on how to properly format code to preserve formatting.

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