FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0_06"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_06-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_06-b05, mixed mode, sharing)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The Javadoc states the following format for Keystroke.getKeyStroke(String s)'s String argument:

<modifiers>* (<typedID> | <pressedReleasedID>)

    modifiers := shift | control | ctrl | meta | alt | altGraph
    typedID := typed <typedKey>
    typedKey := string of length 1 giving Unicode character.
    pressedReleasedID := (pressed | released) key
    key := KeyEvent key code name, i.e. the name following "VK_".

In fact, sometimes the key's symbol works, and other times, "the name following VK_" (KeyEvent.VK*) is indeed required. For example:

KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("typed >") will return you a valid KeyStroke object, but KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("pressed >") will give you null. KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("pressed GREATER") gives you a valid, but apparently non-functional KeyStroke object.

More examples: "typed [" is accepted but "typed ;" is not. According to the javadoc, "typed OPEN_BRACKET" (or perhaps "typed open_bracket") should be required for the former, and "typed SEMICOLON" for the latter.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
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EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
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ACTUAL -
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ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
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REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.