Name: sdR10048 Date: 08/16/2001
Javadoc for
public static String getKeyModifiersText(int modifiers) should declare
the the exactly range of input parameters and the output
values. Currently (in jdk1.4beta-b75) this method for ints:
KeyEvent.BUTTON1_MASK
KeyEvent.BUTTON2_MASK
KeyEvent.BUTTON3_MASK
returns not quite predictable strings. See demo:
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println( "KeyEvent.ALT_MASK: " + KeyEvent.getKeyModifiersText(KeyEvent.ALT_MASK) );
System.out.println( "KeyEvent.META_MASK: " + KeyEvent.getKeyModifiersText(KeyEvent.META_MASK) );
System.out.println( "KeyEvent.CTRL_MASK: " + KeyEvent.getKeyModifiersText(KeyEvent.CTRL_MASK) );
System.out.println( "KeyEvent.SHIFT_MASK: " + KeyEvent.getKeyModifiersText(KeyEvent.SHIFT_MASK) );
System.out.println( "KeyEvent.ALT_GRAPH_MASK:" + KeyEvent.getKeyModifiersText(KeyEvent.ALT_GRAPH_MASK) );
System.out.println( "KeyEvent.BUTTON1_MASK: " + KeyEvent.getKeyModifiersText(KeyEvent.BUTTON1_MASK) );
System.out.println( "KeyEvent.BUTTON2_MASK: " + KeyEvent.getKeyModifiersText(KeyEvent.BUTTON2_MASK) );
System.out.println( "KeyEvent.BUTTON3_MASK: " + KeyEvent.getKeyModifiersText(KeyEvent.BUTTON3_MASK) );
}
}
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output:
KeyEvent.ALT_MASK: Alt
KeyEvent.META_MASK: Meta
KeyEvent.CTRL_MASK: Ctrl
KeyEvent.SHIFT_MASK: Shift
KeyEvent.ALT_GRAPH_MASK:Alt Graph
KeyEvent.BUTTON1_MASK: Button1
KeyEvent.BUTTON2_MASK: Alt
KeyEvent.BUTTON3_MASK: Meta
Javadoc for this method says:
public static String getKeyModifiersText(int modifiers)
Returns a String describing the modifier key(s), such as "Shift",
or "Ctrl+Shift". These strings can be localized by changing the
awt.properties file.
Returns:
string a text description of the combination of modifier keys
that were held down during the event
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