on e.keycode == 9 (tab), add 12 spaces, and prevent default behavior

Question

Have a slight problem with this code :

jQuery.fn.markCursor = function(e){
    $(this).focus();
   $(this).keyup(function(e) {
  $cursorStart.enterText(e);

});

};

jQuery.fn.enterText = function(e){

if (e.keyCode == 9){
    $cursor.val("");
    alert("hello");
}

};

The tab key is resorting to its default behavior in the browser, would .preventdefault help here? How would I add 12 spaces without the code taking up 12 lines in jquery :p

Answer 1

To catch the tab keypress, you would have to bind to the keydown event. When pressing tab, a keyup event is not triggered.