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onkeydown
Description
Fires when the user presses a key.
Return Value
Returns a number specifying the keycode of the key that was pressed.
Remarks
The return value can be used to override the keycode value. This event will bubble. Events that bubble can be handled on any parent element of the object that fired the event.
To cancel the keystroke, use the following code in the onkeydown event:
event.returnValue=false;Applies To
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