Reading in a keystroke using javascript

[skills]

Is it possible to have javascript look for a keystroke, and if the key is pressed, then do something?

Skills

 

[LFI]

Yes, in IE, there is event.keyCode and in Netscape there is (I think... I'm trying to remember from my text which is not with me) event.type or something. I usually use this to check for when a user hits the enter key:

function checkEnter(evt, field)
{
 if(event.keyCode == 13)
  doSomething();
}

I'm typing this from memory. See the tail end of the discussion at the following link for a better-informed explanation:

thread216-617648 luck.

--Dave

 

[LFI]

Do DEFINITELY follow the above link as I got the function wrong above. It should be:

function checkEnter(field, evt)
{
 if(event.keyCode == 13)    //enter
  form1.submit();
}

Good luck.

-Dave