I want a script to verify if the key pressed is \'spacebar\', keycode 32. I noticed that IE uses other function names.
I tried a lot of solutions found here and this
I've never had any problems with the following and I've used it in IE6 through IE9, Firefox 3.5-5 and Chrome from at least 9-13
function captureSpace (evt) {
var e = evt || event;
var code = e.keyCode || e.which;
if (code === 32) {
// Do your thing...
}
}
This uses a logical OR to basically say if evt
is a falsy value then use the window.event
var e = evt || event;
This uses a logical OR to assign the code for the key pressed in the same way
var code = e.keyCode || e.which;
This gives you a true or false value if the code is exactly equal to the integer value of 32
(code === 32)
I also suggest that you assign this to the key UP event.
EDIT
HMTL:
<textarea onkeydown="predicao(this);" cols="40" rows="10" id="test" onfocus="this.focus()"></textarea>
<input id="example" style="display: none;" onkeydown="insert(this, event);"/>
JS:
function predicao(objeto){
var comprimento = objeto.value.length;
var antipenultimo = comprimento - 4;
var input = objeto.value.substring(antipenultimo,comprimento);
var output = "";
for(var i=0; i<input.length; ++i){
if(output != "") output += ", ";
output += input.charCodeAt(i);
}
if (output == "91, 91, 103, 32"){
var preditor = document.getElementById('example');
preditor.value = '';
preditor.style.display = 'block';
preditor.focus();
preditor.select();
}
}
function insert(objeto, evt){
var e = evt || event;
var code = e.keyCode || e.which;
if(code == '32') {
var texto = document.getElementById('test').value;
texto += objeto.value+']]';
$('#test').focus();
document.getElementById('test').value = texto;
objeto.style.display = 'none';
}
}
$(document).ready(function(){
var data = "Ab Aco Ado Ala Mano Cata Ca Obo Olo Po Poq".split(" ");
$("#example").autocomplete(data);});
I used here what Alexander Kahoun and pimvdb have posted.
In principle the way you do it should work. Check this out:
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function check(e){
var keynum
if(window.event)
{
keynum = e.keyCode
}
else if(e.which)
{
keynum = e.which
}
if(keynum=='32')
{
alert(keynum);}
}
</script>
</head>
<form>
<input type="text" onkeypress="check(event)" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
It seems that your lack of response is context dependent.
To display unicode of key pressed
<script type="text/javascript">
function displayunicode(e){
var unicode=e.keyCode? e.keyCode : e.charCode;
alert(unicode);
}
</script>
<form>
<input type="text" size="2" maxlength="1" onkeyup="displayunicode(event); this.select()" />
</form>
Determining which key was pressed