Oracle
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KeyEvent (Java Platform SE 8 )
2 weeks ago - The event is passed to every KeyListener or KeyAdapter object which registered to receive such events using the component's addKeyListener method. (KeyAdapter objects implement the KeyListener interface.) Each such listener object gets this KeyEvent when the event occurs.
Android Developers
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KeyEvent | API reference | Android Developers
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MDN Web Docs
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KeyboardEvent - Web APIs | MDN
KeyboardEvent objects describe a user interaction with the keyboard; each event describes a single interaction between the user and a key (or combination of a key with modifier keys) on the keyboard. The event type (keydown, keypress, or keyup) identifies what kind of keyboard activity occurred.
Flutter
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KeyEvent class - services library - Dart API
The KeyEvent provides a universal model for key event information from a hardware keyboard across platforms.
OpenJFX
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KeyEvent (JavaFX 12)
public static final EventType<KeyEvent> KEY_PRESSED
Qt
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KeyEvent QML Type | Qt Quick | Qt 6.10.2
This property holds the number of keys involved in this event. If KeyEvent::text is not empty, this is simply the length of the string.
Eclipse
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KeyEvent (Eclipse Platform API Specification)
public KeyEvent · (Event e) Constructs a new instance of this class based on the information in the given untyped event. Parameters: e - the untyped event containing the information · public String toString() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
Oracle
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KeyEvent (Java SE 21 & JDK 21)
January 20, 2026 - as of JDK1.1; use KeyEvent(Component, int, long, int, int, char) instead
OpenJFX
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KeyEvent (JavaFX 17)
Constructs a new KeyEvent event from the specified parameters, with a null source and target.
GitHub
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All Android Key Events for usage with adb shell · GitHub
def adb(command): os.system(f"adb shell {command}") class KeyMap: zero = "input keyevent 0" soft_left = "input keyevent 1" soft_right = "input keyevent 2" home = "input keyevent 3" back = "input keyevent 4" call = "input keyevent 5" endcall = "input keyevent 6" zer0 = "input keyevent 7" one = "input keyevent 8" two = "input keyevent 9" three = "input keyevent 10" four = "input keyevent 11" five = "input keyevent 12" six = "input keyevent 13" seven = "input keyevent 14" eight = "input keyevent 15" nine = "input keyevent 16" star = "input keyevent 17" pound = "input keyevent 18" dpad_up = "input
Rust
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KeyEvent in winit::event - Rust
use winit::event::{ElementState, KeyEvent, WindowEvent}; use winit::keyboard::{KeyCode, PhysicalKey}; match window_event { WindowEvent::KeyboardInput { event: KeyEvent { physical_key: PhysicalKey::Code(KeyCode::KeyW), state: ElementState::Pressed, repeat: false, ..
Oracle
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KeyEvent (JavaFX 2.2)
public static final EventType<KeyEvent> KEY_PRESSED
Android Developers
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KeyEvent - Android SDK | Android Developers
Call this during onKeyDown(int, KeyEvent) to have the system track the key through its final up (possibly including a long press).
Bureau of Economic Geology
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: Class KeyEvent
The event is passed to every KeyListener or KeyAdapter object which registered to receive such events using the component's addKeyListener method. (KeyAdapter objects implement the KeyListener interface.) Each such listener object gets this KeyEvent when the event occurs.
Toptal
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JavaScript Key Code Event Tool | Toptal®
KeyCode.Info allows users to press any key and instantly get the JavaScript Key or Key Code KeyboardEvent. Check out the Tool and Event List.
OpenJFX
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KeyEvent (JavaFX 11)
public static final EventType<KeyEvent> KEY_PRESSED
Google Play
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KeyEvent Display - Apps on Google Play
Use this application to check/debug the keycodes of physical device buttons.
Processing
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KeyEvent
processing.event.KeyEvent · public class KeyEvent extends Event · ALT, CTRL, KEY, META, MOUSE, SHIFT, TOUCH · getAction, getFlavor, getMillis, getModifiers, getNative, isAltDown, isControlDown, isMetaDown, isShiftDown · equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait ·
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OK, you're misunderstanding something.
Keys are keys, and symbols are symbols. Symbols are results of key presses, and the same key can result in different symbols depending on circumstances (key combinations like Alt, Control, Shift etc).
So, VK_8 key code stands for the key that can produce symbols 8, * and possibly others depending on keyboard localization.
And the * dedicated key on numeric keyboard is VK_MULTIPLY - it can produce just one symbol * (to my knowledge).
You probably shouldn't care about the key that the user pressed, but about the symbol that this user action produced.
This info you can get with getKeyChar(), but please note that if the user presses Shift 8 combination to produce * it's actually two keys (Shift and 8) and you will get two events, and the first one (for Shift) will produce an unreadable symbol.
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depends of JComponent
if you want to determine from JTextComponent then use DocumentListener, if you want to modify Char sequence then use DocumentFilter
otherwise look at KeyBindings, because KeyListener is designated for AWT Components