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## javax.swing
Class InputMap

    java.lang.Object
      javax.swing.InputMap

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:
  ComponentInputMap, InputMapUIResource

    public class InputMap

extends Object
implements Serializable

`InputMap` provides a binding between an input event (currently only `KeyStroke`s are used) and an `Object`. `InputMap`s are usually used with an `ActionMap`, to determine an `Action` to perform when a key is pressed. An `InputMap` can have a parent that is searched for bindings not defined in the `InputMap`.

As with `ActionMap` if you create a cycle, eg:

       InputMap am = new InputMap();
       InputMap bm = new InputMap():
       am.setParent(bm);
       bm.setParent(am);

some of the methods will cause a StackOverflowError to be thrown.

Since:
  1.3

Constructor Summary
`InputMap()` Creates an `InputMap` with no parent and no mappings.

Method Summary
`KeyStroke[]` | `allKeys()` Returns an array of the `KeyStroke`s defined in this `InputMap` and its parent.
`void` | `clear()` Removes all the mappings from this `InputMap`.
`Object` | `get(KeyStroke keyStroke)` Returns the binding for `keyStroke`, messaging the parent `InputMap` if the binding is not locally defined.
`InputMap` | `getParent()` Gets this `InputMap`'s parent.
`KeyStroke[]` | `keys()` Returns the `KeyStroke`s that are bound in this `InputMap`.
`void` | `put(KeyStroke keyStroke, Object actionMapKey)` Adds a binding for `keyStroke` to `actionMapKey`.
`void` | `remove(KeyStroke key)` Removes the binding for `key` from this `InputMap`.
`void` | `setParent(InputMap map)` Sets this `InputMap`'s parent.
`int` | `size()` Returns the number of `KeyStroke` bindings.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### InputMap

    public InputMap()

  Creates an `InputMap` with no parent and no mappings.

Method Detail

### setParent

    public void setParent(InputMap map)

  Sets this `InputMap`'s parent.

  Parameters:
    `map` - the `InputMap` that is the parent of this one

### getParent

    public InputMap getParent()

  Gets this `InputMap`'s parent.

  Returns:
    map the `InputMap` that is the parent of this one, or null if this `InputMap` has no parent

### put

    public void put(KeyStroke keyStroke,
                    Object actionMapKey)

  Adds a binding for `keyStroke` to `actionMapKey`. If `actionMapKey` is null, this removes the current binding for `keyStroke`.

### get

    public Object get(KeyStroke keyStroke)

  Returns the binding for `keyStroke`, messaging the parent `InputMap` if the binding is not locally defined.

### remove

    public void remove(KeyStroke key)

  Removes the binding for `key` from this `InputMap`.

### clear

    public void clear()

  Removes all the mappings from this `InputMap`.

### keys

    public KeyStroke[] keys()

  Returns the `KeyStroke`s that are bound in this `InputMap`.

### size

    public int size()

  Returns the number of `KeyStroke` bindings.

### allKeys

    public KeyStroke[] allKeys()

  Returns an array of the `KeyStroke`s defined in this `InputMap` and its parent. This differs from `keys()` in that this method includes the keys defined in the parent.

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