Get the VK int from an arbitrary char in java

Question

How do you get the VK code from a char that is a letter? It seems like you should be able to do something like javax.swing.KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(\'c\').getKeyCode()<

Answer 1

The answer of Adam Paynter (answered to the question Convert String to KeyEvents) should also work here. The simple but working idea is to have a big switch like the following:

public void type(char character) {
    switch (character) {
    case 'a': doType(VK_A); break;
    case 'b': doType(VK_B); break;
    case 'c': doType(VK_C); break;
    case 'd': doType(VK_D); break;
    case 'e': doType(VK_E); break;
    // ...
    case 'A': doType(VK_SHIFT, VK_A); break;
    case 'B': doType(VK_SHIFT, VK_B); break;
    case 'C': doType(VK_SHIFT, VK_C); break;
    // ...
    }
}

See the original answer for the whole listing (including surrounding utility class).