Code will print characters but not make a game move

Question

Hello I am making a program to read chat and if the chat is a certain thing it presses a certain key. I have noticed that the code works, but not when I am in a game. CODE:

 if (message.equals("up"))
            {
                try {
                    Robot robot = new Robot();

                    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_W); // press a
                    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_W); // release a

                } catch (AWTException e) {
                   e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }

I have tried making so that there are more keypresses because I thought it might be the rate that it inputs at is to fast to detect. I am at a lost any help is very welcome!

Answer 1

You need to add code to wait some period of time between key presses. Keystrokes of that speed will likely be read as 'bouncing'. See this link on debouncing