public abstract class

KeyAdapter

extends Object
implements KeyListener
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.awt.event.KeyAdapter
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Class Overview

An abstract adapter class for receiving keyboard events. The methods in this class are empty. This class exists as convenience for creating listener objects.

Extend this class to create a KeyEvent listener and override the methods for the events of interest. (If you implement the KeyListener interface, you have to define all of the methods in it. This abstract class defines null methods for them all, so you can only have to define methods for events you care about.)

Create a listener object using the extended class and then register it with a component using the component's addKeyListener method. When a key is pressed, released, or typed, the relevant method in the listener object is invoked, and the KeyEvent is passed to it.

Summary

Public Constructors
KeyAdapter()
Public Methods
void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
Invoked when a key has been pressed.
void keyReleased(KeyEvent e)
Invoked when a key has been released.
void keyTyped(KeyEvent e)
Invoked when a key has been typed.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object
From interface java.awt.event.KeyListener

Public Constructors

public KeyAdapter ()

Public Methods

public void keyPressed (KeyEvent e)

Invoked when a key has been pressed.

public void keyReleased (KeyEvent e)

Invoked when a key has been released.

public void keyTyped (KeyEvent e)

Invoked when a key has been typed. This event occurs when a key press is followed by a key release.