How to handle ESC keydown on javascript popup window

Question

I have a javascript window.open popup, and I want the popup to close itself when the user presses the ESC key. I can\'t figure out how to hook the keydown event (and on wha

Answer 1

Remember that you must use the function @Gumbo posted in the popup-window... So you will need to include JQuery in the popup and execute the function there, not the window that opens the popup.

Answer 2

To handle both esc and enter key on dialog window.onkeydown = function(event) {

if(event.keyCode===27|| event.keyCode===13){
   window.close();
}
}