Java HashMap help

I am using this code in my program

Code:

	
import java.util.HashMap;

Map<Character, Integer> map = new HashMap<Character, Integer>();
	map.put('a', KeyEvent.VK_A);
	map.put('b', KeyEvent.VK_B);
	map.put('c', KeyEvent.VK_C);
	map.put('d', KeyEvent.VK_D);
	map.put('e', KeyEvent.VK_E);
	map.put('f', KeyEvent.VK_F);
	map.put('g', KeyEvent.VK_G);
	map.put('h', KeyEvent.VK_H);
	map.put('i', KeyEvent.VK_I);
	map.put('j', KeyEvent.VK_J);
	map.put('k', KeyEvent.VK_K);
	map.put('l', KeyEvent.VK_L);
	map.put('m', KeyEvent.VK_M);
	map.put('n', KeyEvent.VK_N);
	map.put('o', KeyEvent.VK_O);
	map.put('p', KeyEvent.VK_P);
	map.put('q', KeyEvent.VK_Q);
	map.put('r', KeyEvent.VK_R);
	map.put('s', KeyEvent.VK_S);
	map.put('t', KeyEvent.VK_T);
	map.put('u', KeyEvent.VK_U);
	map.put('v', KeyEvent.VK_V);
	map.put('w', KeyEvent.VK_W);
	map.put('x', KeyEvent.VK_X);
	map.put('y', KeyEvent.VK_Y);
	map.put('z', KeyEvent.VK_Z);
	map.put('1', KeyEvent.VK_1);
	map.put('2', KeyEvent.VK_2);
	map.put('3', KeyEvent.VK_3);
	map.put('4', KeyEvent.VK_4);
	map.put('5', KeyEvent.VK_5);
	map.put('6', KeyEvent.VK_6);
	map.put('7', KeyEvent.VK_7);
	map.put('8', KeyEvent.VK_8);
	map.put('9', KeyEvent.VK_9);
	map.put('0', KeyEvent.VK_0);
	map.put('.', KeyEvent.VK_PERIOD);
	map.put('!', KeyEvent.VK_EXCLAMATION_MARK);
	map.put(',', KeyEvent.VK_COMMA);
	map.put(' ', KeyEvent.VK_SPACE);

But I can not get it to compile for some reason. I get an error <identifier> expected.
Any ideas why it wont work?

 

What line?

 

Well, you never imported java.awt.event.KeyEvent for starters. You also never defined a class, enum, or interface which you must do in any valid .java file.

Once you've defined a class, make your 'map' field either a class or local variable within that class. You haven't really explained what you're going to do with this, but I assume that you're trying to make a method that returns the KeyEvent code associated with a char. If that's the case, then put the variable in a method, along with all of the method calls, and return the Integer of the get() method of your Map. You can make your method static, as there isn't any instance fields to with it must refer to. If you are going to call this method many times from your program, you should make your 'map' variable a static class member, and do all of your initial method calls within a static block.

 

This is just part of the code. Not the whole entire thing. I have the java.awt.event* imported.
Anywho what I'm trying to accomplish is making an autotyper using the HashMap using the robot class. This seemed like the easier way. And so just put it in a method and return the int? I'll give it a try. Thanks

edit: actually i approached this all wrong and found an easier way than using hashmap but thanks anyways.