CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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Nikhil Surendran
Nikhil Surendran

Reputation: 1006

How to prevent popup from getting close by escape key

I have a javascript window.open popup, and I want to prevent popup from getting close by itself when the user presses the ESC key. I can't figure out how to hook the keydown event (and on what object?) so that I can catch the ESC key.

Please help me out!.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 5490

Answers (2)

onehandcoing
onehandcoing

Reputation: 1

You should not do this. Escape is the standard key for closing popups, and you will likely create a keyboard trap for anyone who depends on the keyboard interface.

Upvotes: 0

gkiely
gkiely

Reputation: 3007

var myWindow = window.open();

myWindow.onkeydown = function(e){
    if(e.keyCode === 27){
        e.preventDefault();
    }
};

Upvotes: 4

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