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Which keycode for escape key with jQuery
How to detect escape key press in IE, Firefox and Chrome? Below code works in IE and alerts 27 , but in firefox it alerts 0
$('body').keypress(function(e){
alert(e.which);
if(e.which == 27){
// Close my modal window
}
});
Source: Tips4all
$(document).keyup(function(e) {
ReplyDeleteif (e.keyCode == 27) { <DO YOUR WORK HERE> } // esc
});
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1160008/which-keycode-for-escape-key-with-jquery
The keydown event will work fine for Escape and has the benefit of allowing you to use keyCode in all browsers. Also, you need to attach the listener to document rather than the body:
ReplyDeletedocument.onkeydown = function(evt) {
evt = evt || window.event;
if (evt.keyCode == 27) {
alert("Escape");
}
};
either use .keydown() or .keyup()...
ReplyDeletecheck for keyCode && which & keyup || keydown
ReplyDelete$(document).keydown(function(e){
var code = e.keyCode ? e.keyCode : e.which;
alert(code);
});