setMnemonic(int)

[Karen Baog]

Could someone please provide a sample code using the setMnemonic(int).
What does the int parameter refer to?

[Steve Morrow]

From the API:

A mnemonic must correspond to a single key on the keyboard and should be specified using one of the VK_XXX keycodes defined in java.awt.event.KeyEvent. Mnemonics are case-insensitive, therefore a key event with the corresponding keycode would cause the button to be activated whether or not the Shift modifier was pressed.

Example:

button.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_X);

Tutorial: How to Use Buttons, Check Boxes, and Radio Buttons

[Karen Baog]

If I have:

JMenuItem fileMenu = new JMenuItem("File");

And I want to have the first character underlined.
I could do .setMnemonic('F');

...but this is obsolete.

[marc weber]

setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/awt/event/KeyEvent.html

[Steve Morrow]

Originally posted by Karen Baog:
If I have:

JMenuItem fileMenu = new JMenuItem("File");

And I want to have the first character underlined.
I could do .setMnemonic('F');

...but this is obsolete.

A mnemonic must correspond to a single key on the keyboard and should be specified using one of the VK_XXX keycodes defined in java.awt.event.KeyEvent.
[ April 08, 2005: Message edited by: Steve Morrow ]

[Ilja Preuss]

Moving to Swing/AWT...