JAVASCRIPT

jquery when any key is pressed

$("input").keypress(function(){
  //this code executes when the keypress event occurs.
});

how to check which key is pressed in jquery

$(this).keypress((e) => {
  if (e.key === "a") alert("you pressed a");
  else alert("you pressed " + e.key);
});

get key pressed jquery

//Console log any key pressed into an input field with the class "topSearch"
$(".topSearch").keyup(function (e) {
  console.log(e.key);
});