KeyListen (outputs keycodes&keytext)

[the_short1]

A simple program i made to give the keycode and keytext values (output sent to terminal window), as you type in the gui window.

I used it to give me the values for all of my Menu shortcut keys (eg. pressing ctrl+s to save, keycode=83, keyText=S), and special ones like keyCode=8 and keyText="Backspace" to backup a move in my game.

If you have any questions/comments just pm/reply.

-kevin

[cool dude]

this will probably sound stupid but i can't exit the program unless i go to task manager and end the task. how would i exit the program?

[HellblazerX]

Hmmmmm, looks like you forgot this:

code:

setDefaultCloseOperation (JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

Otherwise people would have to close whatever they're using to run the program, rather than the JFrame itself.

[cool dude]

for some reason its not working for me. it says cannot resolve symbol varaible jframe

[HellblazerX]

Ooooo, I see. He's using the old awt containers, not the new Swing ones. And it doesn't seem like the old containers have such a command. Looks like you'll have to add a WindowListener to close the program, but I can't be sure, seeing as I have never used them before.

[[Gandalf]]

Something like so should do:

Java:

addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {     public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {         System.exit(0);     } });

Though really, there is no reason for you not to be using JFrame instead... It only takes a few keystrokes to change.

[the_short1]

ty gandalf for informing them how to close the awt window, but seing as i wanted to keep it simple i didnt include that.

To close the program, close the DOS window, and it will automatically close the GUI window ... (and this works for most if not all programs)

[cool dude]

but i'm not in DOS when i run it. i run it through Blue J and it won't close! thats why i posted for help on this question because at times i make an endless loop and i can't close the window.

[the_short1]

ohh.. i use JCreator.. . what is blueJ? ive never heard of it.
hmm.. . well for my current game im working on i send a lot of debugging to the terminal (dos) window, why dont you see it ? what happens to all your System.out.println's?

[cool dude]

since i'm kinda new i don't know wat JCreator is and where to get it, but Blue J is wat most schools use (i think). it's really easy because all i have to do is write the code and then press the button compile to compile it and then i just run it by pressing a button. simple as that. instead of going to java typing the path and all that stuff. the system.out.println's just display in the terminal window and i never said i don't see them. your program works perfectly fine and i see it its just that i can't exit it but gandalf fixed that issue

[the_short1]

ahh just a misunderstanding then .. our class commonly calls the terminal window the dos window.... JCreator is used by the whole algoma district school board, and it is probally really similar to BlueJ, http://www.jcreator.com/..

Im still curious: does closing the 'terminal' window in bluej close this program as well?

-kevin

[cool dude]

u can't close the program in Blue J by clicking on the "x" because it doesn't work! the only way is to end the program by having a command in your code i.e. type 0 to exit and in your code make it so that it exits. then u can click on the close button and it will close the running program.

[cool dude]

wow JCreator is so much better! thanks for the link
just a quick question wat is the difference when u go to file and it says new file or new project?

[the_short1]

well .. if your just making small programs.. go new file.. best feature of jcreator is the auto indent and auto brackets (which can be turned off in options), and nice syntax highlighting. ohh and the debugger is pretty good.

projects is for manipulating multiple source code files within one program.. eg. my pegged game, i have a main.java menu.java and verify.java, when i add all 3 to a project i can access methods from one another as if it was one big file.

no problem

[cool dude]

also when i open a new file it doesn't automatically put the class name i.e.

code:

public class example

is there any way to make that automatic or do u have to type it every time because in BlueJ it was automatic. also when u say you could access the methods from one another as it was one big file do u have to write something in your code or it automatically accesses it?