I want a function to be run when a keypress occurs on a text box, so I have this code:
$("input[x]").keypress(function() {
DoX();
})
This is working fine, but in my function I want to do something based on the text value in the textbox
var textValue = ("input[x]").val();
Now the problem here is that it lags behind by a key so if my text box says 'He' and I type an 'l', then I want my textValue to be 'Hel', but it is returning the previous value 'He' because presumably the character hasn't been put in the text box yet.
Is there a way of getting 'Hel' out of my function here?
Thanks :)
You can try to use the keyup event:
$(selector).keyup(function() {
var textValue = $(this).val();
DoX();
});