HTML DOM InputEvent inputType Property

HTML Web Development Front End Technology

The HTML DOM InputEvent inputType property returns the input type of event triggered.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

Returning latest typed character in text field −

event.inputType

Example

Let us see an example for InputEvent inputTypeproperty −

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>InputEvent inputType</title>
<style>
   form {
      width:70%;
      margin: 0 auto;
      text-align: center;
   }
   * {
      padding: 2px;
      margin:5px;
   }
   input[type="button"] {
      border-radius: 10px;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<fieldset>
<legend>InputEvent-inputType</legend>
<label>Action teller:
<input type="text" id="textSelect" oninput="getEventInputType(event)">
</label>
<div id="divDisplay"></div>
</fieldset>
</form>
<script>
   var divDisplay = document.getElementById("divDisplay");
   var textSelect = document.getElementById("textSelect");
   function getEventInputType(InputEvent) {
      if(InputEvent.inputType === 'insertText')
         divDisplay.textContent = 'You are typing: '+textSelect.value;
      else if(InputEvent.inputType === 'deleteContentBackward')
         divDisplay.textContent = 'You are using backspace key';
      else if(InputEvent.inputType === 'deleteContentForward')
         divDisplay.textContent = 'You are using delete key';
      else
         divDisplay.textContent = 'You are sitting idle, do something';
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>