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Re: Javascript keycodes

From Maik Koenig <usenetspam@maikkoenig.de>
Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Subject Re: Javascript keycodes
Date 2017-10-26 12:21 +0200
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Am 26.10.2017 um 11:16 schrieb jonas.thornvall@gmail.com:
> Den torsdag 26 oktober 2017 kl. 11:09:30 UTC+2 skrev
> jonas.t...@gmail.com:
>> Is there a reason javascript do not differentiate upper and lower
>> keys? It seem a no brainer it should? But maybe there is a reason?
> 
> To be honest i do not even get how it manage to get the wrong
> keycode, 

The keycode is correct. Think about it: Its a *keycode*, not a
"character code". When shift is pressed or capslock active, the keycode
for a or A is allways the same.

You will have to check if shift is pressed too or if capslock is active.

Or you use event.key:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent

Greetz,
MK
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Javascript keycodes jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2017-10-26 02:09 -0700
  Re: Javascript keycodes jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2017-10-26 02:16 -0700
    Re: Javascript keycodes Maik Koenig <usenetspam@maikkoenig.de> - 2017-10-26 12:21 +0200
      Re: Javascript keycodes "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-10-26 12:30 +0200
        Re: Javascript keycodes Maik Koenig <usenetspam@maikkoenig.de> - 2017-10-26 12:52 +0200
  Re: Javascript keycodes "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-10-26 12:12 +0200
    Re: Javascript keycodes jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2017-10-26 06:15 -0700
    Re: Javascript keycodes jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2017-10-26 06:19 -0700
    Re: Javascript keycodes jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2017-10-26 06:25 -0700
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      Re: Javascript keycodes jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2017-10-26 06:45 -0700
        Re: Javascript keycodes jonas.thornvall@gmail.com - 2017-10-26 06:54 -0700
          Re: Javascript keycodes "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-10-26 18:30 +0200
  Re: Javascript keycodes Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2017-10-26 11:36 -0500

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