[jquery] jQuery textbox change event doesn't fire until textbox loses focus?

I found that jQuery change event on a textbox doesn't fire until I click outside the textbox.

HTML:

<input type="text" id="textbox" />

JS:

$("#textbox").change(function() {alert("Change detected!");});

See demo on JSFiddle

My application requires the event to be fired on every character change in the textbox. I even tried using keyup instead...

$("#textbox").keyup(function() {alert("Keyup detected!");});

...but it's a known fact that the keyup event isn't fired on right-click-and-paste.

Any workaround? Is having both listeners going to cause any problems?

This question is related to jquery events textbox

The answer is


Reading your comments took me to a dirty fix. This is not a right way, I know, but can be a work around.

$(function() {
    $( "#inputFieldId" ).autocomplete({
        source: function( event, ui ) {
            alert("do your functions here");
            return false;
        }
    });
});

Try this:

$("#textbox").bind('paste',function() {alert("Change detected!");});

See demo on JSFiddle.


On modern browsers, you can use the input event:

DEMO

$("#textbox").on('input',function() {alert("Change detected!");});

if you write anything in your textbox, the event gets fired.
code as follows :

HTML:

<input type="text" id="textbox" />

JS:

<script type="text/javascript">
  $(function () {
      $("#textbox").bind('input', function() {
      alert("letter entered");
      });
   });
</script>

$(this).bind('input propertychange', function() {
        //your code here
    });

This is works for typing, paste, right click mouse paste etc.


Try the below Code:

$("#textbox").on('change keypress paste', function() {
  console.log("Handler for .keypress() called.");
});

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