jQuery event.which Property
The jQuery event.which is an inbuilt property in jQuery that is used to return which keyboard key or mouse button was pressed for the event.
Syntax:
event.which
Parameter: It does not accept any parameter because it is a property, not a function.
jQuery examples to show the working of this property:
Example 1: In the below code, ascii value of the key is displayed.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< script src =
</ script >
< script >
$(document).ready(function () {
$("input").keydown(function (event) {
$("div").html("Key: " + event.which);
});
});
</ script >
< style >
div {
margin: 20px;
width: 80px;
height: 60px;
padding: 20px;
border: 2px solid green;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< div >
< p ></ p >
</ div >
Name :
< input type = "text" >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Example 2: In the below code, which mouse button was pressed is displayed.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< script src =
</ script >
< script >
//jQuery code to show event.which property
$(document).ready(function () {
$("div").mousedown(function (event) {
$("div").append(
"< br >Mouse button : " + event.which);
});
});
</ script >
< style >
div {
border: 2px solid green;
width: 400px;
height: 300px;
padding: 20px;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< div style = "" >
Click anywhere in this box !!!
</ div >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Last Updated :
07 Jul, 2023
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