I am trying to make key bindings in Java on a JPanel. I want a certain action to execute when I press the 'w' button. I follow the Java tutorial on making bindings, but the actionPerformed method does not execute (i.e. no text prints out). The following is the entirety of the code for my test GUI, with the relevant part highlighted:
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.KeyStroke;
@SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class Test extends JFrame{
private JPanel panel;
public Test(){
super();
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setSize(500,500);
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
setVisible(true);
panel = new JPanel();
// HERE ARE THE KEY BINDINGS
panel.getInputMap().put(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke('w'),"forward");
panel.getActionMap().put("forward", new AbstractAction(){
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
System.out.println("test");
}
});
// END OF KEY BINDINGS
add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
}
public static void main(String[] args){
new Test();
}
}
The text "test" is never printed. I have tried many times with many different variants, different keys, and I make sure the panel is in focus, but no luck. What am I doing wrong?