Java Swing How to - Use JLabel Mnemonics to Interconnect a specific JLabel and JTextField

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Question

We would like to know how to use JLabel Mnemonics to Interconnect a specific JLabel and JTextField.

Answer

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
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import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
    JLabel label = new JLabel("Name: ");
    label.setDisplayedMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_N);
    JTextField textField = new JTextField();
    label.setLabelFor(textField);
    panel.add(label, BorderLayout.WEST);
    panel.add(textField, BorderLayout.CENTER);

    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    frame.add(panel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
    frame.add(new JButton("Somewhere Else"), BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    frame.setSize(250, 150);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
}

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