create/trigger Keyboard event with key code - Javascript jQuery Method and Property

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create/trigger Keyboard event with key code

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<html>
 <head> 
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> 
  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.4.4.min.js"></script> 
  <script type="text/javascript">
    $(window).load(function(){// w  w  w  .j a v a  2s.  co  m
function simulateKeyPress(character) {
  jQuery.event.trigger({ type : 'keypress', which : character.charCodeAt(0) });
}
$(function() {
  $('body').keypress(function(e) {
    console.log(e.which);
  });
  simulateKeyPress("e");
});
    });

      </script> 
 </head> 
 <body>  
 </body>
</html>

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