How do I check if the user is pressing a key?

Question

In java I have a program that needs to check continuously if a user is pressing a key. So In psuedocode, somthing like

if (isPressing(\"w\"))
{
 //do somthin         


        

Answer 1

You have to implement KeyListener,take a look here: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/awt/event/KeyListener.html

More details on how to use it: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/events/keylistener.html