Handle key event on select control
Description
The following code shows how to handle key event on select control.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'
src='http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.3.js'></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.2.0/jquery.mobile-1.2.0.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.2.0/jquery.mobile-1.2.0.css">
<script type='text/javascript'>
$( "#myselect" ).selectmenu( "refresh" );
$(document).keyup(function(e){<!--from w ww . j a v a 2s . c o m-->
if(e.which >= 48 && e.which <= 57){
$("#myselect").selectmenu( "open" );//this should open the select
$("#keyOpen").empty().text(e.which);
}else if(e.which >= 58 && e.which <= 90){
$("#myselect").selectmenu( "close" );//this should close the select
$("#keyClose").empty().text(e.which);
}
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<select id="myselect" data-native-menu="false">
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
<option>3</option>
<option>4</option>
<option>5</option>
<option>6</option>
</select>
<div id="keyOpen" style="background-color: blue;"></div>
<div id="keyClose"></div>
</body>
</html>