Trigger an event on keydown using a specific key - Javascript jQuery Method and Property

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Trigger an event on keydown using a specific key

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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-1.9.1.js"></script> 
  <script type="text/javascript">
    $(window).load(function(){/*from w  ww  .j  av a  2s .co  m*/
$("#inputBox").on("keydown", function(e){
   var code = e.keyCode;
    if(code == 88){
     console.log("X Pressed");
    }
});
    });

      </script> 
 </head> 
 <body> 
  <input type="text" id="inputBox">  
 </body>
</html>

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