Javascript Form How to - Handle key down event for TextArea

Question

We would like to know how to handle key down event for TextArea.

Answer


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<html>
    <head>
    <script>
    function showDialog(){
      console.log("A key was pressed down");
    }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <form name="myForm">
      <textarea name="myTextArea" rows=2 cols=50 onKeyDown='showDialog()'>
      Here is some text in my text area.
      </textarea>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

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