Ctrl+V on a JTable

Question

What method is called when I press Ctrl+V after selecting a row on a JTable? I tried using the copy() method which works on a text area/field but it doesn't work on the table. Ctrl+V works, but calling the
copy() method doesn't.

Answer 1

I'm not sure if this is what you want, but the ctrl+v action is the paste action. Are you trying to override the paste with the copy action?
JTable already has the cut, copy, paste and a lot more ready for use. Below is what happens when a key action is executed on a JTable.
"When the table component has the focus and a key (or combination of keys) is pressed, JTable's processKeyBinding(KeyStroke ks, KeyEvent e, int condition, boolean pressed) method is eventually called. That method starts by executing boolean retVal = super.processKeyBinding (ks, e, condition, pressed); (which is found in JComponent). The method checks to see if ks is located in the component's input map (that is, a set of mappings from Keystroke objects to Action names). If found, the resulting Action name is checked against the component's Action map (that is, a set of mappings from Action names to Action objects) to see if that map contains an Action object that associates with the Action name. If so, SwingUtilities' notifyAction(Action action, KeyStroke ks, KeyEvent event, Object sender, int modifiers) method is called to create an ActionEvent object and call the Action's actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) method. Assuming that the actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) method is called, retVal contains a value that causes processKeyBinding(KeyStroke ks, KeyEvent e, int condition, boolean pressed) to exit. Otherwise, that method automatically starts an editor for the focused cell"
-- Exploring Swing's Table Component
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Hope this helps