jQuery: trigger event on tab key

Question

I would like to call a function when the tab key is pressed within any field with the name="notes".

I tried the following but this doesn't fire (using IE 9). What do I have to change here to make this work at least in IE 8 and IE 9 ?

$('input[name=notes]').keypress(function(e) {
    var code = e.keyCode || e.which;
    if (code === 9) {  
        e.preventDefault();
        myFunction();
    }
});

Answer 1

The problem I think is in the type of event you're trying to listen to. The keypress event is triggered when a char gets written into an input text, while tab key doesn't insert any character. It just blurs the input. Read more here.

You might be looking for the keydown event instead.

Have a look at this fiddle. Would it help to get you started?

JS

$('input[name=notes]').keydown(function(e) {
    var code = e.keyCode || e.which;

    if (code === 9) {  
        e.preventDefault();
        myFunction();
        alert('it works!');
    }
});