Use a robot to type characters in Java

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dfdsfsdfsddsgsrew picture dfdsfsdfsddsgsrew · Jul 10, 2011 · Viewed 40.5k times · Source

I know how to have Robot simulate a Y keypress like so:

    Robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_Y);

But how do I get Robot to press a quote and period?: 

".

Can anyone provide me some reference page or sample code?

Answer

camickr picture camickr · Jul 10, 2011

You can't always just use the KeyEvent.VK... variable.

For example on my keyboard the "%" character is above the "5". To use a Robot to type a "5", the code would be:

robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_5); 
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_5);

and use a Robot to type a "%", the code would be:

robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT); 
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_5); 
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_5);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);

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