Type a String using java.awt.Robot

Question

I already know how to use java.awt.Robot to type a single character using keyPress, as seen below. How can I simply enter a whole

Answer 1

Since Java 7 you can also use KeyEvent.getExtendedKeyCodeForChar(c). An example for lower case only could be:

void sendKeys(Robot robot, String keys) {
    for (char c : keys.toCharArray()) {
        int keyCode = KeyEvent.getExtendedKeyCodeForChar(c);
        if (KeyEvent.CHAR_UNDEFINED == keyCode) {
            throw new RuntimeException(
                "Key code not found for character '" + c + "'");
        }
        robot.keyPress(keyCode);
        robot.delay(100);
        robot.keyRelease(keyCode);
        robot.delay(100);
    }
}