Is it possible to have a Java program read the keyboard buttons pressed all the time, even when I'm typing in notepad or chrome?
If so, how would I do this?
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Of course it's possible - anything is. As to how; this is a Q&A site - "show me the codez" questions are frowned upon. – Boris the Spider Aug 19 '14 at 19:54
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This question appears to be off-topic because it is directly asking for code. – Boris the Spider Aug 19 '14 at 19:54
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google is your friend: "java keylogger" returned plenty of results. – Colin D Aug 19 '14 at 19:55
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@BoristheSpider, not actually looking for 'da codez' I just want to know how to do it, as in, what functions would I need to use or maybe a tutorial. I don't care for copy pasting code I don't understand. – Yen Aug 19 '14 at 19:55
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@ColinD, thanks, I'm gonna look into it. – Yen Aug 19 '14 at 19:56
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You cannot do that in plain JAVA. you would need to hook up with JNI. you need to listen to the keyboard from the OS level.
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I got JNA, is there any example or tutorial I could use to listen to the keyboard? – Yen Aug 19 '14 at 19:54
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[Google](http://google.com) has this great database of literally thousands of guides **just for what you're looking for**. Imagine that. – Qix - MONICA WAS MISTREATED Aug 19 '14 at 19:55
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