How to get the raw value an <input type=“number”> field?

Question

How can i get the \"real\" value of an field?

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I have an input box, and i\'m using newer HTML5

Answer 1

Track all pressed keys based on their key codes

I suppose one could listen to the keyup events and keep an array of all characters entered, based on their keycodes. But it's a pretty tedious task and probably prone to bugs.

http://unixpapa.com/js/key.html

Select the input and get the selection as a string

document.querySelector('input').addEventListener('input', onInput);

function onInput(){
  this.select(); 
  console.log( window.getSelection().toString() )
}

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