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Capture Keyboard Input Condition Logic Tutorial

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Adam Khoury
In this follow up JavaScript keyboard detection and programming lesson you can learn how to add condition logic in order to perform specific tasks in your web application according to specific keys being pressed by the user. We target the W, A, S and D keys in this lesson. <!DOCTYPE html> <script> document.onkeydown = function(event) { var key_press = String.fromCharCode(event.keyCode); var key_code = event.keyCode; document.getElementById('kp').innerHTML = key_press; document.getElementById('kc').innerHTML = key_code; var status = document.getElementById('status'); status.innerHTML = "DOWN Event Fired For : "+key_press; if(key_press == "W"){ alert("Put script to run specific for 'W' key here"); } else if(key_press == "A") { alert("Put script to run specific for 'A' key here"); } else if(key_press == "S") { alert("Put script to run specific for 'S' key here"); } else if(key_press == "D") { alert("Put script to run specific for 'D' key here"); } } document.onkeyup = function(event){ var key_press = String.fromCharCode(event.keyCode); var status = document.getElementById('status'); status.innerHTML = "UP Event Fired For : "+key_press; } </script> <h2>Javascript Capture Keyboard Input Example</h2> <h3>onkeydown - onkeyup</h3> Key Pressed : <span id="kp"></span> <br /> Key Code : <span id="kc"></span> <p id="status">Keyboard Event Status</p>