onkeyup event
Fires when the user releases a key.
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Syntax
| HTML Attribute | <element onkeyup = "handler(event)"> |
| Event Property | object.onkeyup = handler; |
| attachEvent Method | object.attachEvent("onkeyup", handler) |
| addEventListener Method | object.addEventListener("keyup", handler, useCapture) |
Event information
| Synchronous | No |
| Bubbles | Yes |
| Cancelable | No |
Event handler parameters
- pEvtObj [in]
Type: IHTMLEventObj
Standards information
- HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 18.2.3
Remarks
As of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, the event also fires for the following keys:
- Editing: BACKSPACE
- Navigation: PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN
- System: SHIFT+TAB
As of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, the HTMLDocumentEvents::onkeyup event fires for the following keys:
- Editing: DELETE, INSERT
- Function: F1 - F12
- Letters: A - Z (uppercase and lowercase)
- Navigation: HOME, END, LEFT ARROW, RIGHT ARROW, UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW
- Numerals: 0 - 9
- Symbols: ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = < [ ] { } , . / ? \ | ' ` " ~
- System: ESC, SPACEBAR, SHIFT, TAB
Returns a number specifying the IHTMLEventObj::keyCode of the key that was released.
To invoke this event, do one of the following:
- Release any keyboard key.
See also
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