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Count number of keypresses via jQuery

Ethan Karla 622 29-Jul-2021

How to count number of keypresses via jQuery?

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Updated on 12-Jun-2023
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Aryan Kumar

Aryan Kumar

12-Jun-2023

Sure, here is how to count the number of keypresses via jQuery:

Code snippet

function countKeyPresses(element) {
  // Create a variable to store the number of keypresses.
  var keypressCount = 0;

  // Bind the keypress event to the element.
  element.on("keypress", function() {
    // Increment the number of keypresses.
    keypressCount++;

    // Update the text of the element with the number of keypresses.
    $(this).text(keypressCount);
  });
}

Here is an example of how to use the countKeyPresses function:

Code snippet

var input = $("#input");

countKeyPresses(input);

This will bind the keypress event to the input element and will increment the number of keypresses each time a key is pressed. The number of keypresses will be displayed in the input element.

Here is a complete code example:

Code snippet

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Count Keypresses</title>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.6.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
function countKeyPresses(element) {
  // Create a variable to store the number of keypresses.
  var keypressCount = 0;

  // Bind the keypress event to the element.
  element.on("keypress", function() {
    // Increment the number of keypresses.
    keypressCount++;

    // Update the text of the element with the number of keypresses.
    $(this).text(keypressCount);
  });
}

var input = $("#input");

countKeyPresses(input);
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="text" id="input">
</body>
</html>

This code will create a text input element and will bind the keypress event to it. The number of keypresses will be displayed in the text input element.

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