jQuery .keypress(); event help!

[MattKnowsTech]

Hey, so I’m making an app where when you type text into the , it changes into the binary code for that specific key. Kinda like a live binary translator. I have a few problems. I don’t know if this code will work in jsfiddle, you may need to put it into your text editor. (to test it, press lowercase a; the keyCode for a = 97)</p> <p>My problems:</p> <p>When the key is pressed, it displays the text I want, but it also displays the letter “a”. I just want it to display the text I gave it.<br /> When I hold down the key, it doesn’t repeat the text.<br /> After you press a key, you need to refresh the page to start over, so you can’t delete the text.</p> <p>here is the link :: <a href="http://jsfiddle.net/tG8py/" rel="nofollow">http://jsfiddle.net/tG8py/</a>

[CrocoDillon]

jsfiddle works if you include jQuery.

Preventing the letter ‘a’ to show is easy with `preventDefault()`. By the way, the letter a would be `01100001`.

http://jsfiddle.net/tG8py/1/

[CrocoDillon]

Actually here’s an even better one with automatic keyCode conversion:

http://jsfiddle.net/tG8py/2/

EDIT: Actually use `this.value = keyCode;` instead of innerHTML, innerHTML bugs if you use backspace or something.

[MattKnowsTech]

Thanks mate! Is there a way to make it so you can press it more than once?

[CrocoDillon]

Do you want to append new keycodes to the old one or replace the old one?

[MattKnowsTech]

Ahh, I was just thinking that! I need to append(); pls. Thanks for helping me, I’m a beginner. ;)

[CrocoDillon]

Easy: http://jsfiddle.net/tG8py/3/ as long as the user doesn’t use backspace since backspace removes only 1 bit, would be nice if it removed 8 :)

[MattKnowsTech]

Thanks a lot man!

[CrocoDillon]

No problem :)

[CrocoDillon]

I was already demotivated by backspace not triggering a keypress, nice to see keydown does work :)

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