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Re: How to set 'onKeyPress ...' programmatically ?

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Mel Smith wrote on 18 jan 2012 in comp.lang.javascript:

> Hi:
> 
> Enviro:  >50 input text fields
> 
> Question:  How does one set _programmatically_ in javascript, the
> onKeyPress event listener ??
> 
> I tried a couple of statements (something like el.onKeyPress =
> myfunction() ;  and "myfunction", etc, etc.
> 
> Everything craps out and I don't know Where in my JavaScript Bible to
> look for the answer ??
> 
> A Hint please ??

something like, [not tested]:

var inputs = document.forms[0].getElementsByTagName('input');
for (i=0;i<inputs.length;i++)
    	inputs[i].onKeyPress = myFunction;


-- 
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

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How to set 'onKeyPress ...' programmatically ? "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2012-01-18 15:47 -0700
  Re: How to set 'onKeyPress ...' programmatically ? "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-01-18 22:55 +0000
    Re: How to set 'onKeyPress ...' programmatically ? "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2012-01-18 16:13 -0700
      Re: How to set 'onKeyPress ...' programmatically ? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2012-01-18 23:25 +0000
        Re: How to set 'onKeyPress ...' programmatically ? "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2012-01-18 16:31 -0700
      Re: How to set 'onKeyPress ...' programmatically ? "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-01-18 23:39 +0000
        Re: How to set 'onKeyPress ...' programmatically ? "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2012-01-18 16:53 -0700
  Re: How to set 'onKeyPress ...' programmatically ? "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2012-01-18 23:26 -0200
  Re: How to set 'onKeyPress ...' programmatically ? Dr J R Stockton <reply1203@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2012-01-19 23:42 +0000
    Re: How to set 'onKeyPress ...' programmatically ? "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2012-01-19 17:07 -0700

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