Moving a label in a panel using keyboard

Question

Hello,
I have a component in a panel. The panel has got vertical and horizontal scroll bars. I need to move the label using the arrow keys on the key board. It only works for VK_LEFT AND VK_UP and when I try to move the label DOWN or RIGHT, the scroll bars move. I need to hold the CTRL+ARROW KEY to get the functionality.
How do I over come this type of error? i.e I dont want to hold the CTRL key and I want only the arrow keys to do the work.
Thanks

Answer 1

Hi,
Can you please correct this code? I can move the label UP and LEFT but when I move down or right, the scroll pane is moving. Just Click on the label and then try to move the label. Any ideas would help.
Thanks
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class MoveLabel extends JFrame
     JLabel label;
     public MoveLabel()
          label = new JLabel(new ImageIcon("copy.gif"));
          label.setBounds(20,30,16,19);
          label.addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter()
               public void keyPressed(KeyEvent ke)
                    if(ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN)
                         label.setLocation(label.getX(),label.getY()+1);
                         repaint();
                    if(ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_UP)
                         label.setLocation(label.getX(),label.getY()-1);
                         repaint();
                    if(ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT)
                         label.setLocation(label.getX()-1,label.getY());
                         repaint();
                    if(ke.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT)
                         label.setLocation(label.getX()+1,label.getY());
                         repaint();
          label.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter()
               public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent me)
                     if(me.getClickCount() == 1)
                          boolean dd = label.isOptimizedDrawingEnabled();
                          boolean ff = label.requestFocusInWindow();
                          repaint();
          JPanel p = new JPanel();
          p.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(2000,1000));
          p.setLayout(null);
          p.add(label);
          JScrollPane js = new JScrollPane(p);
          getContentPane().add(js);
     public static void main(String args[])
          MoveLabel frame = new MoveLabel();
          frame.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
          frame.setSize(300,300);
          frame.setVisible(true);
}