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

You may want to hook up an onchange event handler instead of using any of the key events.

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

Using Edit > Paste or a Right-Click then Paste will fire a change event, but not a key event. Note some browsers may simulate a key event on a paste (though I don't know of any) but you can't count on that behavior.