discarding unperformed key events

[m1423]

I am currently writing a 2D RPG game engine in java and I am having a problem with the key press event. The problem occurs when the user holds down a key and generates input faster than the display can update. This results in the user controlled character moving after the user has released the key. I was wondering if there was a way to discard all the key events that haven't happened yet when the key is released. If that isn't possible is there a way to not have key events queued in the first place so that they are either proccessed as they come or not at all? I am using the Full Screen Exclusive API to do my drawing.

[nspils]

One way to handle this is to have an event buffer with a limited capacity. For an idea of how to implement it, take a look at the EventQueue class in the API documentation.