BUG: java.awt.event.KeyListener.keyTyped Method Does Not Work

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Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a Java project and paste the following code into a file called "TestKeyTyped.java":

   import java.applet.*;
   import java.awt.*;
   import java.awt.event.*;
   
   public class TestKeyTyped extends Applet
   {
      TestPanel myTestPanel;
   
      public void init()
      {
         myTestPanel = new TestPanel();
         add(myTestPanel);
      }
   }
   
   class TestPanel extends Panel implements KeyListener
   {
      TextArea myTextArea;
   
      TestPanel()
      {
        setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        add("West", new Label("Lower case \'a\' should change to upper "
          + "case \'A\' and \'%\' should be consumed:"));
        myTextArea = new TextArea(1, 25);
        add("Center", myTextArea);
        myTextArea.addKeyListener(this);
      }
   
      public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e)
      {
   
         char ch = e.getKeyChar();
   
         if (ch == 'a')
         {
            e.setKeyChar('A');   // Bug: Has no effect within
                                 // keyTyped
         }
         else if (ch == '%')
         {
            e.consume();         // Bug: Has no effect
                                 // within keyTyped
         }
         else
         {
            e.setKeyChar(ch);    // Bug: Has no effect within
                                 // keyTyped
         }
         System.out.println("Modified event to be: "+e+
                             " Consumed:"+e.isConsumed());
       }
       public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
      {
         // WORKAROUND
         // Cutting the above code from the keyTyped method
         // and pasting it here will cause the setKeyChar and
         // consume calls to work.
     }
   
      public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e)
      {
      }
   }
   						

2. Copy the following text into a file called "TestKeyTyped.html":

   <applet
   name="TestKeyTyped"
   code="TestKeyTyped"
   width="600"
   height="50"
   align="Top">
   </applet>
   						

3. Build the project and execute it with the Internet Explorer browser.

The correct behavior when running this applet is for any "a" typed in the text area to be converted to "A" before being displayed and for any "%" typed in the text area to be consumed without being displayed on the screen. This does not work due to the bug mentioned above.