Arrow Keys reading as '0' in keypress event handler

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Debugging with Firebug in Firefox 8.0.1, I attach a keypress event handler to an editable div. Every key press shows correctly in the console except the arrow keys, for which e.which in the console is showing up as 0.

How can I get the keycodes for the up and down arrow keys?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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It seems that you can't use keypress for the arrow keys, only keyup and keydown:

Binding arrow keys in JS/jQuery

edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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answered Jan 10 '12 at 02:58

Jonathon Reinhart

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I believe the rationale is that the arrow keys don't produce a letter, or number, or symbol. – Jonathon Reinhart Jan 10 '12 at 06:53

Arrow Keys reading as '0' in keypress event handler

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