Text input change event
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $("input").change( function() { alert( $(this).val()); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <body> <p><input type="text" /> <span>blur fire</span></p> <p><input type="password" /> <span>blur fire</span></p> </body> </html>