Run javascript function when user finishes typing instead of on key up?

Question

I want to trigger an ajax request when the user has finished typing in a text box. I don\'t want it to run the function on every time the user types a letter because that wo

Answer 1

You can use the onblur event to detect when the textbox loses focus: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/element.onblur

That's not the same as "stops typing", if you care about the case where the user types a bunch of stuff and then sits there with the textbox still focused.

For that I would suggest tying a setTimeout to the onclick event, and assuming that after x amount of time with no keystrokes, the user has stopped typing.