getting the value of a form field after keypress event

Question

myInput.value is one keystroke behind when I examine it in a keyPress event handler. So if the users types \"a\", myInput.value gives me \"\". Then when the user types \"b\"

Answer 1

Use the keyUp event, it should definitely give you the value you are looking for.

Answer 2

When I had this problem, the thing I actually wanted was the oninput event handler.

One notable difference between this and the keyUp solution is that if you e.g. hold down a key to repeat it, oninput will get called every time the key repeats, but keyUp will only get called when the key is released.