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Onkeypress

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Definition: The onkeypress event is used to define actions to be taken when a key on the keyboard is pressed and then released. Onkeypress is triggered after onkeyup. This is not a reserved word so you can declare your own variable or function called onkeypress but if you do then you will not be able to use this event.
Examples:
<input type="text" onkeypress="myFunction(this)">
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