Key event

[Benjamin FAIVRE]

Hi there!
I need some help
I want to detect which keyS are pressed by the user (this takes place in a applet).
I mean, for exemple, to detect when the user has pressed the "ctrl+insert" keys.
I know how to detect when ONE key is pressed, but I don't know how to detect severals keys down.
Any idea?
Thanks!
Benjamin

[Francis Siu]

hi Benjamin
I can use some example to illustrate how to do.
Firstly,the KeyEvent.VK_AMPERSAND will return the integer when the key is press.So you can use the timer check that if that key is press equal the other one key is pressed,if the time equal it can invoke the event

[Nathan Pruett]

To check for "control keys" being down, use the methods isControlDown(), isAltDown(), isShiftDown(), etc. These methods are on the InputEvent class, and KeyEvent inherits them.

The keyPressed() method your listener for "ctrl+insert" would look something like this :

public void keyPressed( KeyEvent evt ) {
  if ( evt.isControlDown() && evt.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_INSERT ) {
      // Do stuff here...
  }
}