private void displayInfo(KeyEvent e, String keyStatus) { // Method copied from http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/events/keylistener.html // You should only rely on the key char if the event // is a key typed event. int id = e.getID(); String keyString; if (id == KeyEvent.KEY_TYPED) { char c = e.getKeyChar(); keyString = "key character = '" + c + "'"; } else { int keyCode = e.getKeyCode(); keyString = "key code = " + keyCode + " (" + KeyEvent.getKeyText(keyCode) + ")"; } int modifiersEx = e.getModifiersEx(); String modString = "extended modifiers = " + modifiersEx; String tmpString = KeyEvent.getModifiersExText(modifiersEx); if (tmpString.length() > 0) { modString += " (" + tmpString + ")"; } else { modString += " (no extended modifiers)"; } String actionString = "action key? "; if (e.isActionKey()) { actionString += "YES"; } else { actionString += "NO"; } String locationString = "key location: "; int location = e.getKeyLocation(); if (location == KeyEvent.KEY_LOCATION_STANDARD) { locationString += "standard"; } else if (location == KeyEvent.KEY_LOCATION_LEFT) { locationString += "left"; } else if (location == KeyEvent.KEY_LOCATION_RIGHT) { locationString += "right"; } else if (location == KeyEvent.KEY_LOCATION_NUMPAD) { locationString += "numpad"; } else { // (location == KeyEvent.KEY_LOCATION_UNKNOWN) locationString += "unknown"; } // Added: System.out.println("Keypress: " + keyString); }