Keyboard event handling

Question

How can i trigger an event when any or a particular key on the keyboard is pressed in JavaScript

Answer 1

Here read this:

https://www.javascripttutorial.net/javascript-dom/javascript-keyboard-events/

This hopefully will answer your question!

Answer 2

onkeydown - When a user is pressing/holding down a key

onkeyup - When the user releases a key

onkeypress - When a user is pressing/holding down a key

Answer 3

window.onkeydown = function(e) {
console.log("Key pressed: " + e.key);
};
// Also look at the first answer’s compatibility notes at the bottom: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/905222/enter-key-press-event-in-javascript

Answer 4

Thanks everyone, i get it now😊