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onkeypress Event
Example
Execute a JavaScript when a user is pressing a key or holding down a key:
<input type="text" onkeypress="return noNumbers(event)" />
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Definition and Usage
The onkeypress event occurs when the user is pressing a key or holding down a key.
Tip: The order of events related to the onkeypress event:
- onkeydown
- onkeypress
- onkeyup
Note: The onkeypress event is not fired for all keys (e.g. ALT, CTRL, SHIFT, ESC) in all browsers. To detect only whether the user has pressed a key, use the onkeydown event instead, because it works for all keys.
Syntax
In HTML:
<element
onkeypress="SomeJavaScriptCode">
In JavaScript:
object.onkeypress="SomeJavaScriptCode"
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| SomeJavaScriptCode | Required. Specifies a JavaScript to be executed when the event occurs |
Browser Support
The onkeypress event is supported in all major browsers.
onkeypress is Supported by the Following HTML Tags:
<a>, <acronym>, <address>, <area>, <b>, <bdo>, <big>, <blockquote>,
<body>, <button>, <caption>, <cite>, <code>, <dd>, <del>, <dfn>, <div>, <dt>, <em>, <fieldset>,
<form>, <h1> to <h6>, <hr>, <i>,
<input>, <kbd>, <label>, <legend>, <li>,
<map>, <object>, <ol>, <p>, <pre>,
<q>, <samp>, <select>, <small>, <span>, <strong>, <sub>, <sup>, <table>, <tbody>,
<td>, <textarea>, <tfoot>, <th>, <thead>, <tr>, <tt>, <ul>, <var>
onkeypress is Supported by the Following JavaScript Objects:
Document, Window
Event Object
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