in html and javascript, I can use keyup, focus, blur to detect most of the content changes in a text input, however if the user do a copy and paste into the text input, how do I capture this change? The issue here is that the input is already in focus when user paste into it.

in html and javascript, I can use keyup, focus, blur to detect most of the content changes in a text input, however if the user do a copy and paste into the text input, how do I capture this change? The issue here is that the input is already in focus when user paste into it.

• javascript
• jquery

3 Answers 3

You could capture the paste event (http://www.quirksmode/dom/events/cutcopypaste.html)

$("#myinput").bind("paste",function(){
    //code here
})

$("#myinput").change(function(){
    // whatever you need to be done on change of the input field
});

// Trigger change if the user type or paste the text in the field
$("#myinput").keyup(function(){
    $(this).change();
});

// if you're using a virtual keyboard, you can do :
$(".key").live('click',function(){
    $("#myinput").val($("#myinput").val()+$(this).val());
    $("#myinput").change(); // Trigger change when the value changes
});

the textbox has an OnChange event that fires when a) the text box loses focus AND the value within the text box has changed.