Java Swing Key Action sendKeys(JComponent component, int modifiers, int key)

Description

Send a keys with robot

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
component	component to send event
modifiers	e.g. Ctrl/Shift
key	key code to send

Declaration

public static void sendKeys(JComponent component, int modifiers, int key) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// w ww .  j a v  a  2  s . co m
 * This file is part of the VVIDE project.
 * 
 * Copyright (C) 2011 Pavel Fischer rubbiroid@gmail.com
 * 
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 */

import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;

import javax.swing.JComponent;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Send a keys with robot
     * 
     * @param component
     *        component to send event
     * @param modifiers
     *        e.g. Ctrl/Shift
     * @param key
     *        key code to send
     */
    public static void sendKeys(JComponent component, int modifiers, int key) {
        KeyEvent event = new KeyEvent(component, KeyEvent.KEY_PRESSED, 0, modifiers, key, KeyEvent.CHAR_UNDEFINED,
                KeyEvent.KEY_LOCATION_STANDARD);
        component.requestFocusInWindow();
        component.dispatchEvent(event);
    }
}

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