Trying to figure out how to add a second KeyCode to an onkeydown event

[Matthew]

I have this code snippet that is ignoring a Tab key and executing
something(); on all other key-presses. How would I efficiently modify
this to include a second key, such as backspace (KeyCode 8)?

onkeydown="if ((event.keyCode ||event.which) != 9) { something(); }"

Also, not a big deal -- but how would I also factor a "Shift-Tab" into
the mix? I know Tab is a KeyCode 9, but how do you express the
Shift(16) into that?

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen]

ma******@yahoo. com (Matthew) writes:

I have this code snippet that is ignoring a Tab key and executing
something(); on all other key-presses. How would I efficiently modify
this to include a second key, such as backspace (KeyCode 8)?

onkeydown="if ((event.keyCode ||event.which) != 9) { something(); }"
If you need to test more than just one key, you should name the large
expression:
onkeydown="var theKey=event.ke yCode||event.wh ich;
if (theKey == 8 || theKey == 9) {something();}"

(newlines are allowed inside attributes, but if it gets much bigger,
it should be moved to a separate function).
Also, not a big deal -- but how would I also factor a "Shift-Tab" into
the mix? I know Tab is a KeyCode 9, but how do you express the
Shift(16) into that?

See other post :)
The event has a "shiftKey" property that is true if shift is pressed
while the other key is activated. Ditto for ctrlKey and altKey.

/L
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