Uses of Class java.awt.KeyboardFocusManager (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-08-19

## Uses of Class
java.awt.KeyboardFocusManager

- Packages that use KeyboardFocusManager
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
  javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.

- - ### Uses of KeyboardFocusManager in java.awt

    Subclasses of KeyboardFocusManager in java.awt
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `DefaultKeyboardFocusManager` The default KeyboardFocusManager for AWT applications.

    Methods in java.awt that return KeyboardFocusManager
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static KeyboardFocusManager` | KeyboardFocusManager.`getCurrentKeyboardFocusManager()` Returns the current KeyboardFocusManager instance for the calling thread's context.

    Methods in java.awt with parameters of type KeyboardFocusManager
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static void` | KeyboardFocusManager.`setCurrentKeyboardFocusManager(KeyboardFocusManager newManager)` Sets the current KeyboardFocusManager instance for the calling thread's context.

  - ### Uses of KeyboardFocusManager in javax.swing

    Subclasses of KeyboardFocusManager in javax.swing
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `DefaultFocusManager` This class has been obsoleted by the 1.4 focus APIs.
    `class` | `FocusManager` This class has been obsoleted by the 1.4 focus APIs.

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