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javascriptonkeydown

Activate a Javascript function with a keypress


    function addone()
    {
            document.getElementById("subtract").disabled=false;
    x += 1;
    document.getElementById("result").innerHTML="Doshi has said OK " + x + " times."
if(x == 1 ){
    document.getElementById("resetall").disabled=false;
    document.getElementById("reset").disabled=false;
    document.getElementById("result").innerHTML="Doshi has said OK " + x + " time."
}
if(x == 0){
    document.getElementById("resetall").disabled=true;
    document.getElementById("reset").disabled=true;
    document.getElementById("result").innerHTML="Doshi has not said OK "
}
    }

I want to start this function when I press the "1" key. How do I do this


Solution

  • window.onkeypress = function(event) {
       if (event.keyCode == 41) {
          // do a function
       }
    }
    

    instead of onkeypress you can look at onkeydown / onkeyup

    List of char codes: http://www.asciitable.com/