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I'm totally confused as to why my keypress event handler is always one keystroke behind. http://plnkr.co/edit/w3FAXGd5zjrktO6DgOpD?p=preview
<body ng-controller="myController">
<form>
<input ng-keypress="handleKeypress($event)" />
</form>
</body>
Controller:
myapp.controller('myController', function($scope, $timeout){
$scope.handleKeypress = function(ev){
console.log(ev.target.value); //always one keystroke behind
//$timeout(function(){console.log(ev.target.value);}); //works!
};
});
Why is $timeout necessary and why/how does it work? (A newbie-friendly answer is preferable)
I understand that with the keypress event the character hasn't yet been inserted into the DOM, but I'm confused because the Hello World example at angularjs.org responds before a key is released. Their example doesn't use a custom event handler, but clearly Angular is updating the model before the keyup event, so I'd like understand more about doing this in a custom event handler.
idursun's answer points out that event.which is available on keypress, and I thought Angular might be using String.fromCharCode(), but I don't see anything in the Angular source to this effect.
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You should use ng-keyup. Keypress might not always work as expected.
From the jQuery documentation:
Note: as the keypress event isn't covered by any official specification, the actual behavior encountered when using it may differ across browsers, browser versions, and platforms.
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