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BlairHippo
BlairHippo

Reputation: 9678

Javascript event between onFocus and onChange

I'm working a web page where I'd like to run some JavaScript code when a user alters text in a given input field, but I can't figure out which event to trap (assuming one exists) that would give me the behavior I'm looking for. onFocus happens too soon -- if the user selects the field but doesn't change any text, I don't want anything to happen. But onChange is too late -- I'd like the JavaScript to fire as soon as the user starts typing, not when the user is done typing and clicks something else. How could I accomplish this?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 3775

Answers (3)

Alex Weber
Alex Weber

Reputation: 2186

There are a couple events that can help you:

  • onKeydown (fired when a key is pressed down)
  • onKeyup (fired when a key is released)
  • onKeypress (fired when a key is pressed and then released)

Upvotes: 5

Pekka
Pekka

Reputation: 449783

keydown / keyup / keypress?

Upvotes: 2

Quentin
Quentin

Reputation: 944438

onkeydown (although it wouldn't work for pasted data, where onchange is probably better).

Upvotes: 6

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