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

@@ -375,10 +375,43 @@
         checkKeycodeArgument(keycode);
         peer.keyRelease(keycode);
         afterEvent();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Presses a given unicode key.  The key should be released using the
+     * {@code keyReleaseUnicode} method.
+     * <p>
+     *
+     * @param   key unicode to press
+     * @throws  IllegalArgumentException if {@code key} is not
+     *          a valid unicode key
+     * @see     #keyReleaseUnicode(int)
+     * @see     java.awt.event.KeyEvent
+     */
+    public synchronized void keyPressUnicode(int key) {
+        checkKeycodeArgument(key);
+        peer.keyPressUnicode(key);
+        afterEvent();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Releases a given unicode key.
+     * <p>
+     *
+     * @param   key unicode to release
+     * @throws  IllegalArgumentException if {@code key} is not a
+     *          valid key
+     * @see     #keyPressUnicode(int)
+     * @see     java.awt.event.KeyEvent
+     */
+    public synchronized void keyReleaseUnicode(int key) {
+        checkKeycodeArgument(key);
+        peer.keyReleaseUnicode(key);
+        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