Performing KeyEvent on a Swing Component

How do I perform a KeyEvent (e.g. 'ENTER or '\n' on a swing component? or Mnemonice such as Alt-M to select a specific Menu option?

StanislavL wrote:
..You can use e.g. public synchronized void keyPress(int keycode) method of Robot class. Or if there is associated key binding you can get ActionMap of the component and find proper action then fire it.Given Robot is restricted to trusted/no security manager apps, using a key binding (if possible) seems the better solution.
Edit 1: added (..) caveat.
Edited by: Andrew Thompson on Mar 16, 2011 6:31 PM

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