keyup | onkeyup event (Internet Explorer)

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Fires when the user releases a key.

Syntax

HTML Attribute	<element onkeyup = "handler(event)">
Event Property	object.onkeyup = handler;
attachEvent Method	object.attachEvent("onkeyup", handler)
addEventListener Method	object.addEventListener("keyup", handler, useCapture)

Event information

Synchronous	No
Bubbles	No
Cancelable	No

Event handler parameters

pEvtObj [in]: Type: IHTMLEventObj

Standards information

HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 18.2.3

Remarks

As of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, the event also fires for the following keys:

Editing: BACKSPACE
Navigation: PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN
System: SHIFT+TAB

As of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, the onkeyup event fires for the following keys:

Editing: DELETE, INSERT
Function: F1 - F12
Letters: A - Z (uppercase and lowercase)
Navigation: HOME, END, LEFT ARROW, RIGHT ARROW, UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW
Numerals: 0 - 9
Symbols: ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = < [ ] { } , . / ? \ | ' ` " ~
System: ESC, SPACEBAR, SHIFT, TAB

Returns a number specifying the keyCode of the key that was released.

To invoke this event, do one of the following:

Release any keyboard key.

keyup | onkeyup event

Syntax

Event information

Event handler parameters

Standards information

Remarks

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