jQuery textbox change event doesn't fire until textbox loses focus?

Question

I found that jQuery change event on a textbox doesn\'t fire until I click outside the textbox.

HTML:

Answer 1

Binding to both events is the typical way to do it. You can also bind to the paste event.

You can bind to multiple events like this:

$("#textbox").on('change keyup paste', function() {
    console.log('I am pretty sure the text box changed');
});

If you wanted to be pedantic about it, you should also bind to mouseup to cater for dragging text around, and add a lastValue variable to ensure that the text actually did change:

var lastValue = '';
$("#textbox").on('change keyup paste mouseup', function() {
    if ($(this).val() != lastValue) {
        lastValue = $(this).val();
        console.log('The text box really changed this time');
    }
});

And if you want to be super duper pedantic then you should use an interval timer to cater for auto fill, plugins, etc:

var lastValue = '';
setInterval(function() {
    if ($("#textbox").val() != lastValue) {
        lastValue = $("#textbox").val();
        console.log('I am definitely sure the text box realy realy changed this time');
    }
}, 500);

Answer 2

$(this).bind('input propertychange', function() {
        //your code here
    });

This is works for typing, paste, right click mouse paste etc.

Answer 3

On modern browsers, you can use the input event:

DEMO

$("#textbox").on('input',function() {alert("Change detected!");});

Answer 4

if you write anything in your textbox, the event gets fired.
code as follows :

HTML:

<input type="text" id="textbox" />

JS:

<script type="text/javascript">
  $(function () {
      $("#textbox").bind('input', function() {
      alert("letter entered");
      });
   });
</script>

Answer 5

Reading your comments took me to a dirty fix. This is not a right way, I know, but can be a work around.

$(function() {
    $( "#inputFieldId" ).autocomplete({
        source: function( event, ui ) {
            alert("do your functions here");
            return false;
        }
    });
});

Answer 6

Try this:

$("#textbox").bind('paste',function() {alert("Change detected!");});

See demo on JSFiddle.