key - Converting a Char into Java KeyEvent KeyCode

Question

I am writing a basic program that asks the user to type in a String, and I am trying to use a Robot (from java.awt.Robot)that will type this message back into another document after a delay. The Problem I have now is that I need to convert whatever I get from message.charAt(i) to a KeyEvent.VK_[insert Char] KeyCode. Is there a better way to do what I am trying to do? I suppose I could always just have a massive switch statement that gets the appropriate KeyCode but I was hoping there would be a more elegant way. My first thought, having done python for awhile, was to make a string "KeyEvent.VK_" + message.charAt(i) and convert that to code somehow, but I think the only way to do that is using Reflection which is discouraged.

Answer 1

If I have a unicode character and all I want is to know the keystroke for it, then I use

int keyCode = java.awt.event.KeyEvent.getExtendedKeyCodeForChar(charCode);

I've never needed another, more complicated way to do this.