how to detect change in input text field initiated by mouse?

[jd]

I want to be able to detect all changes to an html input text field. I
can catch keyboard events but I can't figure out what event gets
triggered if the text was inserted in some other way -- for example,
via a right click and paste or via autocomplete.

Thanks...

-- jeff

 

[Csaba Gabor]

I want to be able to detect all changes to an html input text field. I
can catch keyboard events but I can't figure out what event gets
triggered if the text was inserted in some other way -- for example,
via a right click and paste or via autocomplete.

You might try:
onpropertychange for IE, and
oninput for FF

Csaba Gabor from Vienna

 

[jd]

I will give that a try. Thanks so much!!

-- jeff

 

[jd]

Followup: the suggested solution works. However, there is a bug in
Firefox (1.0.7?) that prevents the myObj.oninput property from being
set directly. The workaround is to use addEventListener:

if( myObj.addEventListener )
myObj.addEventListener("input", myFunc, true);

(Bugzilla Bug# 195696)