Hi,

I need to install an Action with a defined accelerator key without
using a corresponding JMenuItem. I've got a JButton to correspond with
the accelerator key, but no Menu item.

I've been looking at the code for JMenuItem and I found the code in
"installAction" in BasicMenuItemUI, but installing the keystroke this
way does not fire the action.

Anyone knows how to get this working?

Regards,

Bart

import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.*;

public class Test extends JFrame {

   @Override
   protected void frameInit() {
       super.frameInit();
       setLayout(new FlowLayout());
       AAction acA = new AAction();
       JButton btA = new JButton(acA);
       installAction(btA, acA);

       BAction acB = new BAction();
       JButton btB = new JButton(acB);
       installAction(btB, acB);

       add(btA);
       add(btB);
   }

   public static void main(String[] args) {
       Test t = new Test();

       t.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
       t.pack();
       t.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
       t.setVisible(true);
   }

   class AAction extends AbstractAction {
       AAction() {
           super("A");
           putValue(ACCELERATOR_KEY, KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("ctrl
A"));
       }

       public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
           System.out.println("Test$AAction.actionPerformed");
       }
   }

   class BAction extends AbstractAction {

       BAction() {
           super("B");
           putValue(ACCELERATOR_KEY, KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("ctrl
B"));
       }

       public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
           System.out.println("Test$BAction.actionPerformed");
       }
   }

   public static void installAction(JComponent c, Action a) {
       KeyStroke accelerator = (KeyStroke)
a.getValue(Action.ACCELERATOR_KEY);
       InputMap windowInputMap = SwingUtilities.getUIInputMap(c,

JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW);

       if (windowInputMap != null) {
           windowInputMap.clear();
       }
       if (accelerator != null) {
           if (windowInputMap == null) {
               windowInputMap = new ComponentInputMap(c);
               SwingUtilities.replaceUIInputMap(c,
JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW,
                                                windowInputMap);
           }
           windowInputMap.put(accelerator, "doClick");
       }
   }
}