How to detect fn key pressed event in java

Question

I am sucessfull in creating key pressed event for characters and numbers. But when I press any of the function key, the code doesn't detect it. I have used .getCharacter() to get the key pressed. This is what I have done so far

@FXML
private void checkKeyTyped(KeyEvent e) {

    System.out.println("Pressed key : " + e.getCharacter());
}

When I press any normal keys, it prints the key but when I press any special key like a function key or esc, it doesn't detect anything. Do I have to first get the ASCII value of the key?

Please check the below two links [Keycode](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15260282/converting-a-char-into-java-keyevent-keycode) — Raamesh Keerthi, Dec 31 '15 at 07:04

Jan · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-31T07:32:12.200

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Not every Key is mapped to a Character.

Check KeyEvent.getCode () and the relevant constants in KeyCode.

edited Dec 31 '15 at 07:32

answered Dec 31 '15 at 07:02

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