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*** 28,48 **** /** * An abstract adapter class for receiving keyboard events. * The methods in this class are empty. This class exists as * convenience for creating listener objects. * <P> ! * Extend this class to create a <code>KeyEvent</code> listener * and override the methods for the events of interest. (If you implement the ! * <code>KeyListener</code> interface, you have to define all of * the methods in it. This abstract class defines null methods for them * all, so you can only have to define methods for events you care about.) * <P> * Create a listener object using the extended class and then register it with ! * a component using the component's <code>addKeyListener</code> * method. When a key is pressed, released, or typed, * the relevant method in the listener object is invoked, ! * and the <code>KeyEvent</code> is passed to it. * * @author Carl Quinn * * @see KeyEvent * @see KeyListener --- 28,48 ---- /** * An abstract adapter class for receiving keyboard events. * The methods in this class are empty. This class exists as * convenience for creating listener objects. * <P> ! * Extend this class to create a {@code KeyEvent} listener * and override the methods for the events of interest. (If you implement the ! * {@code KeyListener} interface, you have to define all of * the methods in it. This abstract class defines null methods for them * all, so you can only have to define methods for events you care about.) * <P> * Create a listener object using the extended class and then register it with ! * a component using the component's {@code addKeyListener} * method. When a key is pressed, released, or typed, * the relevant method in the listener object is invoked, ! * and the {@code KeyEvent} is passed to it. * * @author Carl Quinn * * @see KeyEvent * @see KeyListener
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