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How to know which key was pressed in a form input using jQuery?
To know which key was pressed in a form input using jQuery, use the jQuery keydown event. You can try to run the following code to learn how to detect key pressed in a form input −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#myinput').keydown(function(e) {
var newkey = 'Key code = ' + e.which + ' ' + (e.ctrlKey ? 'Ctrl' : '') + ' ' + (e.shiftKey ? 'Shift' : '') + ' ' + (e.altKey ? 'Alt' : '');
$('#mykey').text(newkey);
return false;
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="myform">
Press any key: <input id='myinput' type='text' />
</form>
<div id='mykey'>The key you press is visible here with keycode.</div>
</body>
</html>
Updated on: 2020-06-20T07:48:16+05:30
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