My problem is simple: I want to do a select all. This is done

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Asked: June 1, 20262026-06-01T16:29:27+00:00 2026-06-01T16:29:27+00:00

My problem is simple:

I want to do a “select all”. This is done differently in macosx compared to linux and windows.

Keys.chord(Keys.COMMAND, “a”)

vs

Keys.chord(Keys.CONTROL, “a”)

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-01T16:29:28+00:00

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In Java, I do little workaround for this:

String os = System.getProperty("os.name");
if (os.equals("WINDOWS")){
   Keys.chord(Keys.CONTROL, "a");
}else{
   Keys.chord(Keys.COMMAND, "a");
}

Basically – I get the OS where do I run and behave by that accordingly

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