Simulate a key held down in Java

Thread.sleep() stops the current thread (the thread that is holding down the key) from executing. If you want it to hold the key down for a given amount of time, maybe you should run it in a parallel Thread. Here is a suggestion that will get around the Thread.sleep() issue (uses the command pattern so … Read more

How to use KeyListener

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/events/keylistener.html Check this tutorial If it’s a UI based application , then ” I also need to know what I need to add to my code so that my program waits about 700 milliseconds for a keyinput before moving on to another method” you can use GlassPane or Timer class to fulfill the requirement. For … Read more

How to count the number of lines in a JTextArea, including those caused by wrapping?

You can use LineBreakMeasurer Class. The LineBreakMeasurer class allows styled text to be broken into lines (or segments) that fit within a particular visual advance. This is useful for clients who wish to display a paragraph of text that fits within a specific width, called the wrapping width.LineBreakMeasurer implements the most commonly used line-breaking policy: … Read more

Drawing in Java using Canvas

Suggestions: Don’t use Canvas as you shouldn’t mix AWT with Swing components unnecessarily. Instead use a JPanel or JComponent. Don’t get your Graphics object by calling getGraphics() on a component as the Graphics object obtained will be transient. Draw in the JPanel’s paintComponent() method. All this is well explained in several tutorials that are easily … Read more

Add WebView control on Swing JFrame

Given an already existing jFrame, the following code adds a new WebView and loads a URL: // You should execute this part on the Event Dispatch Thread // because it modifies a Swing component JFXPanel jfxPanel = new JFXPanel(); jFrame.add(jfxPanel); // Creation of scene and future interactions with JFXPanel // should take place on the … Read more