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Use Robot to send combo key event

        
//package uk.ac.lkl.common.util;



import java.lang.reflect.*;
import java.awt.Robot;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;


public class RobotUtilities {

    public static void sendKeysCombo(String keys[]) {
        try {

            Robot robot = new Robot();

            Class<?> cl = KeyEvent.class;

            int [] intKeys = new int [keys.length];

            for (int i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
                Field field = cl.getDeclaredField(keys[i]);
                intKeys[i] = field.getInt(field);
                robot.keyPress(intKeys[i]);
            }

            for (int i = keys.length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
                robot.keyRelease(intKeys[i]);
        }
        catch (Throwable e) {
            System.err.println(e);
        }
    }


    // main for testing purposes
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        String [] keys = {
                "VK_CONTROL", "VK_SHIFT", "VK_F11"
        };
        sendKeysCombo(keys);
    }

}








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