Java Swing How to - Make the ENTER key act like the TAB key








Question

We would like to know how to make the ENTER key act like the TAB key.

Answer

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import java.awt.event.KeyAdapter;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
    MyTextField component = new MyTextField(10);
    MyTextField component2 = new MyTextField(10);
    
    JPanel p = new JPanel();
    p.add(component);
    p.add(component2);
    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, p);

  }
}

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();
      }
    });
  }
}