Keystroke Events

Dealing with user input is another grey area I have come across. The jQuery keydown and keyup event listeners are perfect for dealing with such experiences. Both of these methods are called at very different times during the keystroke event. So make sure you have the application planned out before deciding which one to use.


$('input').keydown(function(e) {
  // variable e contains keystroke data
  // only accessible with .keydown()
  if(e.which == 11) {
     e.preventDefault();
  }
});

$('input').keyup(function(event) {
  // run other event codes here							  
});

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