As per this previous link (How to send keyboard outputs) Java can simulate a key being pressed using the Robot class. However, how could a combination of key presses be simulated? If I wanted to send the combination "alt-123" would this be possible using Robot?
The simple answer is yes. Basically, you need to wrap the keyPress/Release
of the Alt around the other keyPress/Release
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public class TestRobotKeys {
private Robot robot;
public static void main(String[] args) {
new TestRobotKeys();
}
public TestRobotKeys() {
try {
robot = new Robot();
robot.setAutoDelay(250);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ALT);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_1);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_1);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_2);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_2);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_3);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_4);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ALT);
} catch (AWTException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
}