Is there a way to get "Del" as shortcut instead of "Delete" for a JMenuItem

Question

When I use this code, I get "Delete" as a shortcut. I want to get "Del" (delete key)

private JMenuItem delRef = null;

del = new JMenuItem("delete");

del.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_DELETE, 0));

Answer 1

From an answer in a related post, I found out that the keyCode (first parameter of getKeyStroke) which you are requesting is 110.

Then I did:

System.out.println(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(110, 0));

Which prints pressed DECIMAL.

So the keyCode you are looking for is actually KeyEvent.VK_DECIMAL and it will only work (at least as far as I tested it) for the numpad's delete key (only when numlock is on).

So to answer, you can use:

JMenuItem item = new JMenuItem("Delete");
item.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_DECIMAL, 0));
item.addActionListener(e -> System.out.println("Action delete!"));