Add keybindings to a JList ?

Question

Hi!
Is possible to add key bindings to a JList ? I want to
be able to delete selected list items with the DEL key. Similarly,
can I add a key binding to a JFrame to change its state ? I
want to change the fullscreen state of a frame with the
F11 key. Are KeyListeners suitable for these tasks ?
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

I ended up doing this for a JTable instead of a JList but it should work along the same lines.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.table.*;
public class Keys
    static JTable table;
    static JScrollPane scrollPane;
    static JFrame f;
    public static void main(String[] args)
        String[] headers = { "column 1", "column 2", "column 3", "column 4" };
        String[][] data = new String[8][4];
        for(int j = 0; j < data.length; j++)
            for(int k = 0; k < data[0].length; k++)
                data[j][k] = "item " + (j * data[0].length + k + 1);
        DefaultTableModel model = new DefaultTableModel(data, headers);
        table = new JTable(model);
        table.setFocusable(true);
        table.getInputMap().put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("DELETE"), "DELETE");
        table.getActionMap().put("DELETE", deleteRow);
        scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);
        scrollPane.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(
                                       KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("F11"), "F11");
        scrollPane.getActionMap().put("F11", fullScreen);
        GraphicsDevice gd = getScreenDevice();
        f = new JFrame(gd.getDefaultConfiguration());
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        f.getContentPane().add(scrollPane);
        f.setSize(400,400);
        f.setLocation(200,200);
        f.setVisible(true);
    private static GraphicsDevice getScreenDevice()
        GraphicsEnvironment ge = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
        GraphicsDevice gd = ge.getDefaultScreenDevice();
        return gd;
    private static Action deleteRow = new AbstractAction()
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
            DefaultTableModel model = (DefaultTableModel)table.getModel();
            if(table.getSelectedRow() != -1)
                model.removeRow(table.getSelectedRow());
    private static Action fullScreen = new AbstractAction()
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
            GraphicsDevice gd = getScreenDevice();
            if(gd.getFullScreenWindow() == null)
                JWindow w = new JWindow(f);
                w.getContentPane().add(scrollPane);
                gd.setFullScreenWindow(w);
                w.validate();
            else
                gd.setFullScreenWindow(null);
                f.getContentPane().add(scrollPane);
                f.validate();
}