Re: Problem with KeyStroke (keyCode)

Question

Apparently, when a KeyStroke represents a character, it doesn't bother to pass along the KeyCode. If you really need that information, you'll have to attach your own KeyListener to capture the lower-level KeyEvents.

Answer 1

Hi guys!
I saw that this answer is correct, but it is not for me.
The following code
KeyStroke ks = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke('k', 0);does not work: in fatc the 'k' value is casted to int, and the int value of 'k' is not the corresponding VK_K value, so the key pressed is another key!
I solved this problem in this way:
1) I've mapped all the DOS character into an hashMap<Character,int[]>, with key=the char to digit, and value=the 3 numers of the DOS code of that characted
Just some examples:
                mapping.put('!', new int[] { 0, 3, 3 });//The code for ! is 033
          mapping.put('"', new int[] { 0, 3, 4 });// The code for " is 034
          mapping.put('#', new int[] { 0, 3, 5 });// The code for # is 035
                mapping.put('i', new int[] { 1, 0, 5 });
          mapping.put('j', new int[] { 1, 0, 6 });
          mapping.put('k', new int[] { 1, 0, 7 });
          mapping.put('l', new int[] { 1, 0, 8 });
                ......2) When I have to digit a char, retrieve the DOS code, and then press in sequence: ALT code[0] code[1] code[2]
In this way all works fine