Run javascript function when user finishes typing instead of on key up?

Question

I want to trigger an ajax request when the user has finished typing in a text box. I don\'t want it to run the function on every time the user types a letter because that wo

Answer 1

I don't think keyDown event is necessary in this case (please tell me why if I'm wrong). In my (non-jquery) script similar solution looks like that:

var _timer, _timeOut = 2000; 



function _onKeyUp(e) {
    clearTimeout(_timer);
    if (e.keyCode == 13) {      // close on ENTER key
        _onCloseClick();
    } else {                    // send xhr requests
        _timer = window.setTimeout(function() {
            _onInputChange();
        }, _timeOut)
    }

}

It's my first reply on Stack Overflow, so I hope this helps someone, someday:)