Why Isn't Backspace Being Detected Using Jquery Keypress Event?

Why isn't backspace being detected using jquery keypress event? $('#field').keypress(function(event){alert(event.which);});

Solution 1:

Try using keydownand keyupfunctions instead for IE.

Javascript e.keyCode doesn't catch Backspace/Del in IE

Solution 2:

The "keypress" event is (in its original IE form, and in Safari/Chrome) about an actual character being added to a text field. The backspace key clearly does not add a new character to the field value, so it causes no keypress event.

Firefox and Opera are a little more willy-nilly about generating typing events.

PPK (quirksmode) considers the IE and Webkit behaviors to be the sensible ones, and I pretty much agree.

Solution 3:

The onKeyUp alone will do all the keyboard key detection in chrome..