How do I send special characters via SendKeys?

Question

I\'m trying to fill out a form in Selenium2.

One input has an autocomplete that I want to close, preferably by sending esc after the search term. I.e. som

Answer 1

Try this:

WebElement list1;    
list1=firefoxDriver.findElement(By.name("lst")); 
list1.sendKeys(Keys.CONTROL);