In Java, what is the best way to capture a keystroke?

Question

I\'m having trouble capturing the keystroke in my Java command-line application. Using System.in.read() I don\'t seem to get anything when hitting the tab key. W

Answer 1

Have a look at JLine. I have not used it myself. It uses a windows DLL (using JNI) and it has linux support to switch the console to character/raw mode instead of buffered mode. I have never used this before so use at your own risk. I am also not 100% sure if it will address your issue, but its worth a shot :)

EDIT: I can confirm it does work

ConsoleReader cr = new ConsoleReader();
while (cr.readVirtualKey() != 0x09){
  //loop till Tab is pressed
}

EDIT AGAIN: The library does contain autocomplete (by pressing tab) for the command line... Enjoy :)