Event.KEYPRESS
JavaScript 1.2+ Nav4+ Syntax
Event.KEYPRESS
Description
The KEYPRESS property of the Event object is used by documents, images, links, and text area form elements to indicate when a key is pressed and held by the user.
Example
Listing 7.226 shows how the KEYPRESS property is used to determine when a key has been pressed. When the KEYPRESS event is captured, it is sent to the handle() function, which informs the user that a key has been pressed.
Listing 7.226 Accessing the KEYPRESS Object
<html> <head> <title>Example of Event.KEYPRESS</title> </head> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> <!--Hide // sets up the window to capture KEYPRESS events window.captureEvents(Event.KEYPRESS); // function that handles the specific ... |
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