keypress function rus only with enter key (e.which==13)

Question

Hello to all, This is my first post here. After a few weeks reading and learning here I have a specific question:

$(document).keypress(function(e) {
  if (e.which == 13) { alert('Key press') }; 
});

This runs perfectly; an alert box is shown.

When I try with ESC (code 27) or any other key code, it doesn't run. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

You need to access the keyCode property, not 'which'

if(e.keyCode == 27) {