onkeydown Event Sample

This sample demonstrates the implementation of the onkeydown event. In Internet Explorer 5 and later, most keys that fire the onkeydown event can be canceled.

Type some text into the Example Text field. If the Cancel onkeydown Event check box is checked, the key strokes do not show up in the text field, and "[trap]" is displayed in the textarea element. If the check box is not checked, the key strokes are displayed in both the text field and the textarea element.

onkeydown Sample

Cancel onkeydown Event:

Example Text:

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