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

From "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br>
Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Subject Re: How to set 'onKeyPress ...' programmatically ?
Date 2012-01-18 23:26 -0200
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
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On 18/01/2012 20:47, Mel Smith wrote:
> 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 ??
>
> Thank you
>

Hi,
You might use:
   el.onkeypress = myfunction; // neither onKeyPress nor myfunction()

Take a look at MSDN to see more details:
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms536939(v=vs.85).aspx>

-- 
Joao Rodrigues (J.R.)

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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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