Disable tab key

Hi all!
I have a little problem.
How can I anulate a tab key press in a TextArea?
I have this TextArea in an Applet and it's ocurrs only with Microsoft VM. I try with consume() method of KeyEvent but no work.
Thanks a lot.
Sergio Martin

Hi atmguy.
Thanks for anwer!
I don't want tab spaces in the TextArea when I press the tab key.
When I run my applet in Microsoft VM, the tab key is catch in
KeyEvent.KEY_RELEASED time:
if (e.getID () == KeyEvent.KEY_RELEASED)
int keycode = e.getKeyCode ();
if (keycode == KeyEvent.VK_TAB)
e.consume ();
transferFocus ();
I hope I have explaint myself well enough.
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