Make the ENTER key act like the TAB key in Java
Description
The following code shows how to make the ENTER key act like the TAB key.
Example
/*from w w w. ja v a2 s .c o m*/
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.event.KeyAdapter;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame f = new JFrame("Text Field Elements");
f.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
f.add(new MyTextField(3));
f.add(new MyTextField(3));
f.add(new MyTextField(3));
f.add(new MyTextField(3));
f.pack();
f.setVisible(true);
}
}
class MyTextField extends JTextField {
MyTextField(int len) {
super(len);
addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter() {
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent evt) {
int key = evt.getKeyCode();
if (key == KeyEvent.VK_ENTER)
transferFocus();
}
});
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
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