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onkeydown event

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Examples

Execute Javascript code in a user presses a key:

<input type="text" onkeydown="myFunction()">

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Definition and Usage

onkeydown event occurs when the user presses a keyboard key.

Tip: onkeydown event associated with the event triggering the order:

  1. onkeydown
  2. onkeypress
  3. onkeyup

grammar

In HTML:

<element onkeydown="SomeJavaScriptCode">

In JavaScript:

object .onkeydown=function(){SomeJavaScriptCode};

参数 描述
SomeJavaScriptCode 必需。规定该事件发生时执行的 JavaScript。


Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

All major browsers support onkeydown event


HTML tags support of the event:

onkeydown property can be used for all HTML elements except: <base>, <bdo>, <br>, <head>, <html>, <iframe>, <meta>, <param>, <script>, <style> , and <title>.


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