public class Example extends JApplet
{
    public int inkey()
    {
         int keyScanCode=0;
         //THE CODE I NEED TO ACCEPT KEYBOARD INPUT

         //AND RETURN THE KEYCODE OF THE KEY PRESSED

         return keyScanCode;
    }

    public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
         .
         .
         .
    }

    //AND THE REST OF THE APPLET


}

//MUST BE IMPLEMENTED LIKE THIS:

public class Inkey()
{
    BLAH; 
    BLAH; 
    BLAH; 
    int scanCode=inkey(); 
    BLAH; 
    BLAH; 
}

//or something similar