Multiple KeyEvents?

Hello,
i have a problem with KeyEvent handling. I've wrote an own behavior class which changes the camera positon of the view vertical in a 45� degree limit. All works fine.
Now it is usefull to change the key Event to specific keys like up and down. After several tries i've noticed that only the KeyEvent.KeyPressed ID and the other global KeyEvents work, the VK specific keyevent not..
Why? Can someone help?
Thx in advance,
Christian

insert that just after your process stimulus called e
WakeupOnAWTEvent ev;
WakeupCriterion genericEvt;
genericEvt = (WakeupCriterion) e.nextElement();
          ev = (WakeupOnAWTEvent) genericEvt;
          AWTEvent[] events;
          events = ev.getAWTEvent();
          KeyEvent eve = (KeyEvent)events[0];
          if (eve.getKeyCode()==KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT)
               //do your action
          }

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I want to release 2 KeyEvents at the same time. I want to move two bars (Rectangles) if the specified keys are pressed (like in PONG). I have read, that an element must have Focus, so I set the focus on a Rectangle, which handles the KeyEvents for both bars. The consequence is, that I can only move one of the bars. I need a solution to move both bars at the same time, without block the other bar if the key is pressed.
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Using keyPressed and keyReleased events, you don't rely on keyboard-auto-repeat rate (and delay!) and you can handle multiple key presses:
def WIDTH = 600;
def HEIGHT = 400;
var p1d: Boolean;
var p1u: Boolean;
var p2d: Boolean;
var p2u: Boolean;
var gameField: Rectangle = Rectangle
width: WIDTH
height: HEIGHT
fill: Color.LIGHTGREEN
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    else if (e.code == KeyCode.VK_UP)
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onKeyReleased: function (e: KeyEvent)
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      p1d = false;
    else if (e.code == KeyCode.VK_UP)
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gameField.requestFocus();
def PLAYER_WIDTH = 20;
def PLAYER_HEIGHT = 50;
var player1 = Rectangle
x: 10, y: 50
width: PLAYER_WIDTH
height: PLAYER_HEIGHT
fill: Color.GREEN
var player2 = Rectangle
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fill: Color.RED
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I was hoping someone can provide me guidance regarding an issue I'm experiencing.
I am working with a JFrame containing a JTable (one column with multiple rows) on one side and a JPanel on the other. The JPanel is simply a form I've created to display information utilizing the SpringLayout. The JPanel also contains multiple ActionListeners to display various types of information.
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This is not only the case with the KeyListener, but also with ActionListeners. It seems like the number of rows I select in the JTable, the Listeners will repeat the same number of times.
I initially thought it was due to multiple objects that were being created, but I changed the implemented classes to utilize singletons with the same result.
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jduprez,
I really appreciate your reply. I have provided some code below which essentially gives a brief overview of where my issue is occurring.
After reviewing the code tonight, the method: viewObjectInformation() is being called every time a row is selected. Because of that, the ObjectDetail class is being initialized exactly the same number of times a row is selected. Do you think this is the reason why I'm experiencing multiple KeyEvents?
If so, how would you recommend initializing JTextField that represents good coding practice?
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        public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
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                            " - e.getKeyChar(): " + e.getKeyChar());
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            logger.info("KEYPRESSED: e.getKeyCode(): " + e.getKeyCode() +
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* KeyEvents.java
* Created on 05 December 2002, 16:21
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import java.awt.*;
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        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
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        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
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    class DownOffListener implements ActionListener {
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     * initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
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        upPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        leftPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        downPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        rightPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
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        upPanel.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
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        leftPanel.setBorder(new javax.swing.border.TitledBorder("Left"));
        leftPanel.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
        getContentPane().add(leftPanel);
        downPanel.setBorder(new javax.swing.border.TitledBorder("Down"));
        downPanel.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
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        rightPanel.setBorder(new javax.swing.border.TitledBorder("Right"));
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    private javax.swing.JPanel leftPanel;
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What am I doing wrong here?
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That's kind of a problem as I am on Linux.As am I
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camickr wrote:
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