jquery which keycode code example

Example 1: difference between key and code in javascript

// Key -> if you care about the character which was typed
// Code -> if you care about the key which was pressed on the keyboard because your can change the language on your pc.
const input = document.querySelector("input");
input.addEventListener("keydown", function (e) {
  console.log(e.key);
  console.log(e.code);
});

Example 2: jquery event keycode

$('#someTextBox').keypress(function(event){
    var keycode = (event.keyCode ? event.keyCode : event.which);
    if(keycode == '13'){
        alert('You pressed a "enter" key in textbox');  
    }
});