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Ttry something like:<br />
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<pre><code id="code-20-42431818-1">   $(document).delegate('.textAreaClass', 'keydown', function(event)
   {
      var keyCode = (event.keyCode ? event.keyCode : event.which);
      if (keyCode == '9')
      {
         event.preventDefault();
         alert('TAB');
      }
   });</code></pre>
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Ttry something like:



   $(document).delegate('.textAreaClass', 'keydown', function(event)
   {
      var keyCode = (event.keyCode ? event.keyCode : event.which);
      if (keyCode == '9')
      {
         event.preventDefault();
         alert('TAB');
      }
   });

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please note : <a href="https://api.jquery.com/event.which/" rel="ugc">https://api.jquery.com/event.which/</a><br />
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<blockquote>
The event.which property normalizes event.keyCode and event.charCode. It is recommended to watch event.which for keyboard key input.
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please note : https://api.jquery.com/event.which/ [https://api.jquery.com/event.which/]



> The event.which property normalizes event.keyCode and event.charCode. It is recommended to watch event.which for keyboard key input.

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I would like to have a text-area or a text input, that when the user presses tab (ie. Trys to go to the next form field), I can fire some JavaScript that opens up a hidden element. &nbsp;Does anyone know a good way to do this? &nbsp;Do I need to listening for any key-press on the page, or is there a way to do it specifically when they are only within the text-area.<br />
<br />
Thanks in advance for the help.
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I would like to have a text-area or a text input, that when the user presses tab (ie. Trys to go to the next form field), I can fire some JavaScript that opens up a hidden element.  Does anyone know a good way to do this?  Do I need to listening for any key-press on the page, or is there a way to do it specifically when they are only within the text-area.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Detecting tab press in javascript

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