As I understand it, modifier keys like Shift, Ctrl, Alt, etc. generate virtual key codes in Java because they don't generate real Unicode characters. And Sun says not to rely on virtual key codes.

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Microsoft Word, like all text-based programs, uses a numeric character code called ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) for each alphabetic, numeric, and special character on ...