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onkeypress event

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Examples

Execute Javascript code when the user presses a button:

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

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Definition and Usage

It occurs when onkeypress event is a key press and release the keyboard keys.

Tip: onkeypress events associated with the sequence of events:

  1. onkeydown
  2. onkeypress
  3. onkeyup

Note: In all browsers onkeypress event is not suitable for all keys (such as: ALT, CTRL, SHIFT, ESC ).Monitor whether the user pressed a button, use onkeydown event, all browsers support onkeydown event.

grammar

In HTML:

<element onkeypress="SomeJavaScriptCode">

In JavaScript:

object .onkeypress=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 onkeypress event


It supports HTML tags onkeypress event:

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


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