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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Password Confirmation Form Perform: Part 1

Sonja Tomcic
Sonja Tomcic
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Posted by Sonja Tomcic
Sonja Tomcic
6,590 Points

i don't understand what 'keyup' means

i can't figure it out

michastappenbelt
michastappenbelt
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Hi Sonja,

When the user releases the key, the keyup event is sent.

Source: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent

3 Answers

Özgür Ozan Çakmak
Özgür Ozan Çakmak
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Özgür Ozan Çakmak
Özgür Ozan Çakmak
11,451 Points

A keyup is the opposite event of a keydown. See, when the user presses a button on the keyboard you trigger the keydown event (because the button/letter is down) when she releases the button it triggers the keyup event (because the key jumps up to its natural cute state, if we are not talking about a sad keyboard).

A crappy image made by yours truly is included: finger

Sonja Tomcic
Sonja Tomcic
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Sonja Tomcic
Sonja Tomcic
6,590 Points

thanks a lot, this is really helpfull

stevenhohberg
stevenhohberg
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stevenhohberg
stevenhohberg
12,328 Points

Hello, basically what that means is that an event will occur when you stop pressing the keyboard.