Javascript DOM KeyboardEvent keyCode Property get key code to character

Introduction

Convert the Unicode value into a character, does not work for function keys.

Press a key on the keyboard in the input field to get the number and character of the pressed key.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<input type="text" size="40" onkeypress="myFunction(event)">

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction(event) {/*from  w w  w  .ja v a  2s . c om*/
  var x = event.keyCode;         // Get the Unicode value
  var y = String.fromCharCode(x);    // Convert the value into a character
  document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "Number: " + x + " = Character: " + y;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>



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