JavaScript Reference/Javascript Properties/keyCode
"keyCode" Example
<html>
<body>
<script language="JavaScript">
function function1() {
x = event.keyCode; alert("Unicode Value: "+x);
}
function function2() {
x = event.keyCode; alert("Keyboard Value: "+x);
}
</script>
<p>Press Any Key While The Browser is in Focus</p>
<body onKeyDown="function2();" onKeyPress="function1();">
</body>
</html>
"keyCode" is applied to
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"keyCode" Syntax and Note
Note:
Read-only property.
Returns the key code pressed.
Used with the onKeyDown, onKeyUp, and onKeyPress events.
onKeyPress event, the return value is in Unicode.
This code distinguishes between uppercase and
lowercase characters.
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onKeyDown and the return value code is a character code.
onKeyUp events,
Syntax:
window.event.keyCode