Mega Code Archive
Displaying charCode and keyCode Property Values
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<TITLE>charCode and keyCode Properties</TITLE>
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function showCode(which, evt) {
document.forms[0].elements[which + "Char"].value = evt.charCode
document.forms[0].elements[which + "Key"].value = evt.keyCode
}
function clearEm() {
for (var i = 1; i < document.forms[0].elements.length; i++) {
document.forms[0].elements[i].value = ""
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<H1>charCode and keyCode Properties</H1>
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<TEXTAREA NAME="scratchpad" COLS="40" ROWS="5" WRAP="hard"
onKeyDown="clearEm(); showCode('down', event)" onKeyUp="showCode('up', event)"
onKeyPress="showCode('press', event)"></TEXTAREA>
</P>
<TABLE CELLPADDING="5">
<TR><TH>Event</TH><TH>event.charCode</TH><TH>event.keyCode</TH></TR>
<TR><TD>onKeyDown:</TD><TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="downChar" SIZE="3"></TD>
<TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="downKey" SIZE="3"></TD></TR>
<TR><TD>onKeyPress:</TD><TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="pressChar" SIZE="3"></TD>
<TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="pressKey" SIZE="3"></TD></TR>
<TR><TD>onKeyUp:</TD><TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="upChar" SIZE="3"></TD>
<TD><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="upKey" SIZE="3"></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
</FORM>
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