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

Why not just use onfocusout?

https://www.w3schools.com/jsreF/event_onfocusout.asp

If it's a form, they will always leave focus of every input field in order to click the submit button so you know no input will miss out on getting its onfocusout event handler called.