How to trap Arrow key event ...

[arunjp]

Hi !
Is there any way to trap the arrow key event that works in both IE and NN. Could anyone give me the sample code to do this. Early reply is appreciated, as it is urgent.

Thanks
AJP

 

[jaredn]

maybe check out this link for cross-browser example:

http://www.dansteinman.com/dynduo/en/keystrokes.html

for an IE only keyhandling API, check out:

http://webfx.eae.net/dhtml/keyhandler/keyhandler.html

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[arunjp]

Hi Jaren !
The link u had given was really very helpful. But my requirement is a bit more restricted. That is, I got to trap the arrow key event from text field which should be browser compatible. Could u help me in this regard.

Thanks
AJP

 

[jaredn]

oh, the textfield arrow trapping issue!!! I endured long hours of stress from that problem. I know in IE/NS6 (bubbling), you can trap it onkeydown if you attach a handler to the document. Otherwise, for NS4, I'm not sure, but as events trickle down from the window, you can probably grab them in the document as well. jared@aauser.com -

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