Event.KEYUP

JavaScript 1.2+ Nav4+ Syntax

Event.KEYUP

Description

The KEYUP property of the Event object is used by documents, images, links, and text area form elements to indicate when a pressed key is released by the user.

Example

Listing 7.227 shows how to determine when a key has been released. The KEYUP event is captured. When this occurs, the handle() function is invoked, which informs the user that a key that had been pressed down has been released.

Listing 7.227 Accessing the KEYUP Property
 <html> <head> <title>Example of Event.KEYUP</title> </head> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> <!--Hide // sets up the window to capture KEYUP events window.captureEvents(Event.KEYUP); // function that handles the specific event. The ...

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