event.which
Categories: Event Object
event.whichReturns: Number
Description: For key or mouse events, this property indicates the specific key or button that was pressed.
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event.which
version added: 1.0
The event.which
property normalizes event.keyCode
and event.charCode
. It is recommended to watch event.which
for keyboard key input. For more detail, read about event.charCode on the MDC.
event.which
also normalizes button presses (mousedown
and mouseup
events), reporting 1
for left button, 2
for middle, and 3
for right. Use event.which
instead of event.button
.
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Log which key was depressed.
HTML:
<input id="whichkey" value="type something"> <div id="log"></div>
Code:
$('#whichkey').bind('keydown',function(e){ $('#log').html(e.type + ': ' + e.which ); });
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Log which mouse button was depressed.
HTML:
<input id="whichkey" value="type something"> <div id="log"></div>
Code:
$('#whichkey').bind('mousedown',function(e){ $('#log').html(e.type + ': ' + e.which ); });