Simulate a key held down in Java

Question

I\'m looking to simulate the action of holding a keyboard key down for a short period of time in Java. I would expect the following code to hold down the A key for 5 seconds

Answer 1

Just keep pressing?

import java.awt.Robot;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;

public class PressAndHold { 
    public static void main( String [] args ) throws Exception { 
        Robot robot = new Robot();
        for( int i = 0 ; i < 10; i++ ) {
            robot.keyPress( KeyEvent.VK_A );
        }
    }
}

I think the answer provided by edward will do!!