Module java.desktop
Package java.awt

Class AWTKeyStroke

java.lang.Object
java.awt.AWTKeyStroke
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
KeyStroke

public class AWTKeyStroke extends Object implements Serializable
An AWTKeyStroke represents a key action on the keyboard, or equivalent input device. AWTKeyStrokes can correspond to only a press or release of a particular key, just as KEY_PRESSED and KEY_RELEASED KeyEvents do; alternately, they can correspond to typing a specific Java character, just as KEY_TYPED KeyEvents do. In all cases, AWTKeyStrokes can specify modifiers (alt, shift, control, meta, altGraph, or a combination thereof) which must be present during the action for an exact match.

AWTKeyStrokes are immutable, and are intended to be unique. Client code should never create an AWTKeyStroke on its own, but should instead use a variant of getAWTKeyStroke. Client use of these factory methods allows the AWTKeyStroke implementation to cache and share instances efficiently.

Since:
1.4
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