A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The documentation for java.awt.event.KeyEvent contains the following warning:
>WARNING: Aside from those keys that are defined by the Java language (VK_ENTER, VK_BACK_SPACE, and VK_TAB), do not rely on the values of the VK_ constants.

This is rather irritating because when compiling code which contains compile-time constants (such as these VK_ constants) they are replaced with their value. So if these VK_ constants were changed, it would break backwards compability.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Compile the following code and decompile the class file.


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import java.awt.event.KeyAdapter;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;

class KeyEventTest extends KeyAdapter {
    public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
        if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_A) {
            System.out.println("Pressed A");
        }
    }
}

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