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In Javascript, How to detect the character case (upper/lower) in keydown & keyup events?

I need to detect the case of characters in event keydown and keyup

$('body').keydown(
    function(event) {
        var charCode = (event.which) ? event.which : event.keyCode;
        var char = String.fromCharCode(charCode);
        console.log(char + " is down pressed");
    }
);

$('body').keyup(
    function(event) {
        var charCode = (event.which) ? event.which : event.keyCode;
        var char = String.fromCharCode(charCode);
        console.log(char + " is up pressed");
    }
);

You may try it here: http://jsfiddle.net/8dqwW/
It's always returning the upper case letter even if no caps lock is pressed.

How can I detect the letter pressed with its case, either upper or lower in those two events ?

Solution

  • keyup and keydown cannot detect the upper/lower case.
    Only keypress can do so !