onKeyPress Vs. onKeyUp and onKeyDown

Question

What is the difference between these three events? Upon googling I found that:

• The onKeyDown event is triggered when the user pre

Answer 1

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From that link:

In theory, the onKeyDown and onKeyUp events represent keys being pressed or released, while the onKeyPress event represents a character being typed. The implementation of the theory is not same in all browsers.