Keyboard key not working

Hi
I left my mac over the weekend and not use it at all and I came back after the weekend to find that my 't' key isn't working. It works on my wireless keyboard so I am guessing its an error on the key but I have never know it happen to just a single key? I checked and the key isn't jammed.
Can anyone help with how I can fix this or is it gonna be a trip to Apple to get them to fix it?
Cheers
Jack

Sam1994 wrote:
Keyboard's right arrow key stopped working..
Please give me the possible solutions for this problem..
If this is in warranty you should get it fixed ASAP and if not you will have to get a USB keyboard to test whether or not the fault is the laptop keyboard or the system board connections to verify the problem. If the USB keyboard works fine for all keys then you need to replace the laptop keyboard.
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