With jdk1.1.6 v2-test i have discovered a strange behavior in a keyPressed event handling routine. The getKeyChar() function should return a Unicode or CHAR_UNDEFINED value. This is what i get: java.awt.event.KeyEvent[KEY_PRESSED,keyCode=10,Enter] on frame0 KeyCode=10 Modifiers=0 KeyChar=65293 java.awt.event.KeyEvent[KEY_PRESSED,keyCode=38,Up] on frame0 KeyCode=38 Modifiers=0 KeyChar=65362 java.awt.event.KeyEvent[KEY_PRESSED,keyCode=40,Down] on frame0 KeyCode=40 Modifiers=0 KeyChar=65364 Greetings -- Juergen Sonnauer