Event.KEYDOWN
JavaScript 1.2+ Nav4+ Syntax
Event.KEYDOWN
Description
The KEYDOWN property of the Event object is used by documents, images, links, and text area for elements to indicate when a key is pressed by the user.
Example
Listing 7.225 shows an example of how a JavaScript function can use the KEYDOWN event to determine if a key was pressed down. When the KEYDOWN event is captured, the handle() function processes the event and informs the user that a key has been pressed down.
Listing 7.225 Accessing the KEYDOWN Property
<html> <head> <title>Example of Event.KEYDOWN</title> </head> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> <!--Hide // sets up the window to capture KEYDOWN events window.captureEvents(Event.KEYDOWN); // function that ... |
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