Question

Is there a function in jquery equal to onkeyup=””

I already found change() but this only executes the alert when on blur, i want it like live searching when you write “a” (wants to write anton) then it should execute the function.. So when you write 5 words thats like 5 executions..
I tried this too:

$('#searchFriends').bind('keyup', function() { 
  alert('you wrote something');
});

But this just keeps executes and alerts never ends even if i stop writing something.. :S

Answer 1

Here you go:

$('#search').keyup($.debounce(250, function() {
    alert('You wrote something');
}));

Live demo: http://jsfiddle.net/LfYve/

You have to include Ben Alman’s Throttle/Debounce plugin into your page.