Name
HTMLElement.onkeypress: event handler invoked when the user presses a key â DOM Level 0
Synopsis
Function onkeypress
Description
The onkeypress property of
an HTMLElement object specifies an event-handler function that is
invoked when the user presses and releases a key while the element
has the keyboard focus. A keypress event is generated after a
keydown event and before the corresponding keyup event. The keypress
and keydown events are similar, although a keypress event is often
more useful for alphanumeric keys, and a keydown handler can be more
useful for function keys.
Determining which key was pressed and what modifier keys were in effect at the time is somewhat complex and browser-dependent. See Chapter 17 for details.
See Also
HTMLElement.onkeydown;
Chapter 17
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