src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/Robot.java

@@ -375,10 +375,31 @@
         checkKeycodeArgument(keycode);
         peer.keyRelease(keycode);
         afterEvent();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Presses and releases a given unicode key.  The key should be released
+     * using the {@code keyPressUnicode} and {@code keyReleaseUnicode} method.
+     * <p>
+     *
+     * @param   unicodeKey unicode key to press and release
+     * @throws  IllegalArgumentException if {@code unicodeKey} is not
+     *          a valid unicode key
+     * @see     #keyPressUnicode(int)
+     * @see     #keyReleaseUnicode(int)
+     */
+    public synchronized void keyUnicode(int unicodeKey) {
+        checkKeycodeArgument(unicodeKey);
+
+        peer.keyPressUnicode(unicodeKey);
+        afterEvent();
+
+        peer.keyReleaseUnicode(unicodeKey);
+        afterEvent();
+    }
+
     private void checkKeycodeArgument(int keycode) {
         // rather than build a big table or switch statement here, we'll
         // just check that the key isn't VK_UNDEFINED and assume that the
         // peer implementations will throw an exception for other bogus
         // values e.g. -1, 999999