Make a key be pressed with javascript

Question

I have a DOM element in my frame, and when I click on it, I want to simulate a ESCAPE key press (so I cannot use keydown or keyup, because its the click that generates it)

Is it possible?

Follow link :)... http://stackoverflow.com/questions/596481/simulate-javascript-key-events — Chris, Jun 19 '12 at 10:48
What exactly are you trying to accomplish? What should receive and react to that `esc` keypress? — lanzz, Jun 19 '12 at 10:49

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 19 '12 at 10:49

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With jQuery:

e = jQuery.Event("keydown"); 
e.which = 27; //27 = ESC
$("youelement").trigger(e);

answered Jun 19 '12 at 10:49

Barrie Reader

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 19 '12 at 10:50

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If I'm not mistaken, the jquery trigger can be used with jQuery.Event object with type as keypress

answered Jun 19 '12 at 10:50

JSantos

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Make a key be pressed with javascript

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