src/java.desktop/macosx/classes/sun/lwawt/macosx/CPlatformResponder.java

@@ -132,10 +132,11 @@
 
         int jeventType = KeyEvent.KEY_PRESSED;
         int jkeyCode = KeyEvent.VK_UNDEFINED;
         int jkeyLocation = KeyEvent.KEY_LOCATION_UNKNOWN;
         boolean postsTyped = false;
+        boolean spaceKeyTyped = false;
 
         char testChar = KeyEvent.CHAR_UNDEFINED;
         boolean isDeadChar = (chars!= null && chars.length() == 0);
 
         if (isFlagsChangedEvent) {

@@ -148,10 +149,15 @@
             jkeyLocation = out[1];
             jeventType = out[2];
         } else {
             if (chars != null && chars.length() > 0) {
                 testChar = chars.charAt(0);
+                                
+                //Check if String chars contains SPACE character.
+                if ("".equals(chars.trim())) {
+                    spaceKeyTyped = true;
+                }
             }
 
             char testCharIgnoringModifiers = charsIgnoringModifiers != null && charsIgnoringModifiers.length() > 0 ?
                     charsIgnoringModifiers.charAt(0) : KeyEvent.CHAR_UNDEFINED;
 

@@ -174,11 +180,11 @@
             jkeyLocation = out[1];
             jeventType = isNpapiCallback ? NSEvent.npToJavaEventType(eventType) :
                                            NSEvent.nsToJavaEventType(eventType);
         }
 
-        char javaChar = NSEvent.nsToJavaChar(testChar, modifierFlags);
+        char javaChar = NSEvent.nsToJavaChar(testChar, modifierFlags, spaceKeyTyped);
         // Some keys may generate a KEY_TYPED, but we can't determine
         // what that character is. That's likely a bug, but for now we
         // just check for CHAR_UNDEFINED.
         if (javaChar == KeyEvent.CHAR_UNDEFINED) {
             postsTyped = false;