// A program from Chapter 20 of Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours // by Rogers Cadenhead, http://www.java24hours.com/ package com.java24hours; import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.event.*; import java.awt.*; public class NewKeyViewer extends JFrame { JTextField keyText = new JTextField(80); JLabel keyLabel = new JLabel("Press any key in the text field."); public NewKeyViewer() { super("NewKeyViewer"); setLookAndFeel(); setSize(350, 100); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); keyText.addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter() { public void keyTyped(KeyEvent input) { char key = input.getKeyChar(); keyLabel.setText("You pressed " + key); } }); BorderLayout bord = new BorderLayout(); setLayout(bord); add(keyLabel, BorderLayout.NORTH); add(keyText, BorderLayout.CENTER); setVisible(true); } private void setLookAndFeel() { try { UIManager.setLookAndFeel( "com.sun.java.swing.plaf.nimbus.NimbusLookAndFeel" ); } catch (Exception exc) { // ignore error } } public static void main(String[] arguments) { new NewKeyViewer(); } }