How to get the key pressed and put into array in JavaScript?

Question

How do I get the key that was pressed and, instead of returning the key code, put that key into an array?

For example, the user will press 'a'. Then, the code will put 'a' - not the keycode for the character - into an array.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

What about something like this?

var your_array = [];

document.onkeydown = function (e) {
  var keyPress;

  if (typeof event !== 'undefined') {
    keyPress = event.keyCode;
  }
  else if (e) {
    keyPress = e.which;
  }

  your_array.push(String.fromCharCode(keyPress));

  return false;   // Prevents the default action
};

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UPDATE: If you require accurate character information (such as, the distinction of uppercase from lowercase, and other things), make sure to check out @Tim Down's comments below and his other answer.