How to read from textfield using ajax?

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So here's the thing am trying to do: I have a textfield and am writing things inside of it.

Using ajax am able to change the content of a div, by setting its content to whatever there is in the textfield.

However the problem is that am using the onChange event of the textfield! Is there a way to make the div content change automatically (in real-time) rather than using the onChange event?

Have you thought how will the div know when it has to get updated ? — AllTooSir
– AllTooSir, Commented May 11, 2013 at 7:44
You're not using Ajax, but javascript. Ajax is the techniques for asynchronously exchanging data with a server. — Atle
– Atle, Commented May 11, 2013 at 7:55

T. Stone · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-11 07:44:09Z

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Use the onkeydown event instead.

answered May 11, 2013 at 7:44

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anups · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-11 07:50:57Z

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Don't do a lot of dependency tracking yourself if you have more than one instance of such stuff.

Have a look http://knockoutjs.com/. It will do it for you, although I would use it if i had more than one places where i could use that.

You could also look at Angularjs and Emberjs - for other features. (HandlerbarsJS might also have some dependency tracking - but i m not sure of that)

answered May 11, 2013 at 7:50

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