Question

Using the keyup on jQuery, is there a way to check a what textfield currently has in it’s box?

I mean if the textbox currently does not have the word ‘apples’ then do a jQuery function, then if it does have the word apples… then do not do the jQuery function that happens when ‘apples’ is not typed.

I hope that made sense. I tried using CASES and keyup but I couldn’t get it to work.

Is this possible?

Answer 1

You can use jQuery’s keyup and val() function after selecting the input:

HTML:

<input id="granny_smith"/>

JavaScript:

$("#granny_smith").keyup(function() {
    if ($(this).val() === "apples") {
        alert("apples");
        // Do apples function
    }
    else {
        // Do !apples function
    }
});

Working example: http://jsfiddle.net/uKnJB/