Java JTextField handle key event

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Java JTextField handle key event

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

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;

public class Main extends JFrame {
  JTextField keyText = new JTextField(80);
  JLabel keyLabel = new JLabel("Press any key in the text field.");

  public Main() {
    super("KeyViewer");
    setSize(350, 100);/* ww  w  . j  a  va 2 s. c  om*/
    setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    keyText.addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter() {
      public void keyTyped(KeyEvent input) {
        char key = input.getKeyChar();
        keyLabel.setText("You pressed " + key);
      }
    });
    BorderLayout bord = new BorderLayout();
    setLayout(bord);
    add(keyLabel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
    add(keyText, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    setVisible(true);
  }

  public static void main(String[] arguments) {
    new Main();
  }
}



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