Binding key combination to JFrame

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So far I've got ESC key to close the window, using the following code: ``` KeyStroke escapeKeyStroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_ESCAPE, 0, false); Action escapeAction = new AbstractAction() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { screen.dispose(); } }; screen.getRootPane().getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).put(escapeKeyStroke, "ESCAPE"); screen.getRootPane().getActionMap().put("ESCAPE", escapeAction); ``` But I am wondering how I would go about adding a CTRL+A event? I remember reading about a way where you set booleans for keypressed/released, but I don't see that working with this piece of code, so I am wondering how I can implement CTRL+A. Thank You

Accepted Answer

It's the second parameter of the `KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(...)` method that matters, as you'll want to use the `InputEvent.CTRL_DOWN_MASK` there to let the KeyEvent.VK_A be a control-A.

e.g.,

```
KeyStroke ctrlAKeyStroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_A,
     InputEvent.CTRL_DOWN_MASK);
```

I wouldn't worry about using the 3 parameter method that uses a boolean since you're more interested in key press, not key down or key release.

Regarding your comment:

Correction to my earlier comment. It works, if I make it let's say Ctrl+W. Ctrl+A just attempts to do its native "select all" function in a textfield in the frame. Any way to avoid that?

From the little I understand, this will be a problem if the component that has focus (such as a JTextArea) responds directly to the ctrl-A key press. To get around this, you can add the same binding to this component, but being sure to bind it to its InputMap that uses the `JComponent.WHEN_FOCUSED;` condition.

Binding key combination to JFrame

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