How can I get jquery .val() AFTER keypress event?

Question

I got:

$(someTextInputField).keypress(function() {
  alert($(this).val());
});

Now the alert always returns the value BEFORE the keypress (

Answer 1

Change keypress to keyup:

$(someTextInputField).on("keyup", function() {
  alert($(this).val());
});

keypress is fired when the key is pressed down, keyup is fired when the key is released.