Get global keyboard input with Java

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How can I get what is being inputed in any program outside my java program.. Is there a way ? For example, I'm running my java program then I start typing in notepad, and I can see with my java program what is being typed.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 26 '11 at 13:10

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The term you should looking for is Keyboard hooks, here is example using WinApi http://www.codeproject.com/KB/DLL/keyboardhook.aspx

answered Mar 26 '11 at 13:10

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 26 '11 at 13:59

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You cannot do this in pure Java. At some point, it will involve talking to an external application or a native library, and will be platform specific in either case.

answered Mar 26 '11 at 13:59

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 27 '11 at 23:11

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There is a library to handle native keyboard and mouse control: http://code.google.com/p/jnativehook/

answered May 27 '11 at 23:11

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Get global keyboard input with Java

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