key stroke time limit

>> gui or non-gui?

whats the difference?

i do use a key listner if thats what you mean

> i do use a key listner if thats what you mean

then delay adding it for 5 seconds

how do I do that?

the code i posted above is one way to achieve it, you could also use a Timer.

objects, does your code add the listner more than once?

no, it just delays adding it for 5 seconds.

maybe I needed to be more clear..or Im not quite understanding this.
I want to add a keylistner to a component (thats done) then have the option of either pressing one key or pressing two.
so after the first key is pressed the program waits for 5 seconds and if another one hasnt been pressed then it is assumed that only one key was pressed and so on for other components. Does your code still apply to that?

sorry if I'm being a pain :)

in that case store the time the first key is pressed, and compare the difference when the second key is pressed.

the variable t must, of course, be global...

how objects?
thanks newnemis :) I'm working on your code will let u know if I get it working or not

nesnemis, how do I declare t?
Thread t;   ??

Yes;  Thread t;
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how do you check if a key was pressed during the 5 seconds?

*woops, I think you need to declare the bPressed as public, like so:

public boolean bPressed = false;

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thanks everyone for the help

8-)  ThanQ