javax.swing.text

## Class JTextComponent.KeyBinding

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.swing.text.JTextComponent.KeyBinding

- Enclosing class:
    JTextComponent

      public static class JTextComponent.KeyBinding
      extends Object

  Binding record for creating key bindings.

  Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans™ has been added to the `java.beans` package. Please see `XMLEncoder`.

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `String` | `actionName` | The name of the action for the key.
    `KeyStroke` | `key` | The key.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `KeyBinding(KeyStroke key, String actionName)` | Creates a new key binding.

  - ### Method Summary

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### key

          public KeyStroke key

      The key.

    - #### actionName

          public String actionName

      The name of the action for the key.

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### KeyBinding

          public KeyBinding(KeyStroke key,
                            String actionName)

      Creates a new key binding.
      Parameters:
        `key` - the key
        `actionName` - the name of the action for the key

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