Add Ctrl - A (or other letters) to String

[stoolpigeon]

I have a string and I would like to place values in that string that correspond to pressing the control key and a letter key at the same time.

If I have String tmp I would like to be able to assign it the value Ctrl A. Then I plan to use the getBytes method of tmp to pass an array of bytes to another function.

thank you for any help.

 

[JVZ]

Is this what you are looking for?

JMenuItem openItem = fileMenu.add(new TestAction("Open&quot);
openItem.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(
KeyEvent.VK_A, InputEvent.CTRL_MASK));

 

[stoolpigeon]

I need ,if possible, the string to have the value of that key combination. this is for a telnet app and I am trying to set it up so that the user can click on a button and have the application send ctrl+A, or any other letter, to the terminal without having to use the keyboard.

hope that helps.