jQuery bind error "event is not defined"

Question

Currently I'm doing something like this in markup

<input type="text" ONKEYPRESS="InputNumeric(event);" id="txtNumber" />

But I want to use the jQuery bind method instead for all the obvious reasons.

jQuery(function($)
{
    $("#txtNumber").bind("keyup", InputNumeric(event));
});

But when I try the above I get the below error

"event is not defined"

What should this syntax look like?

EDIT

The actual solution I got working is shown below.

$("#txtPriority").keypress(function (e) { InputInteger(e); });

matthewk · Accepted Answer · 2008-12-05 13:58:05Z

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jQuery(function($)
{
    $("#txtNumber").bind("keyup", function(event) {InputNumeric(event);});
});

answered Dec 5, 2008 at 13:58

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matthewk Over a year ago

Actually it should be: $(document).ready(function () { $("#txtNumber").bind("keyup", function(event) {InputNumeric(event);}); });

Bruce Aldridge Over a year ago

$(function () { is shorthand for $(document).ready() jQuery(function($) { is the same thing in noConflict mode.

kamal.gs · Accepted Answer · 2008-12-05 17:01:55Z

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looks like InputNumeric is an existing function that takes an event as parameter, In that case this should also work

$("#txtNumber").bind("keyup",InputNumeric);

edited Dec 5, 2008 at 17:01

answered Dec 5, 2008 at 14:04

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roborourke · Accepted Answer · 2008-12-05 15:34:54Z

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Arguments passed back via jquery callbacks are always implied, so simply writing the function name is enough.

$("#txtNumber").bind("keyup",InputNumeric);

function InputNumeric(event){
    $(event.target).dosomething(); // is the same as
    $(this).dosomething();
}

Example: http://www.sanchothefat.com/dev/sfhelp/jquery-args.html

answered Dec 5, 2008 at 15:34

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Goku Nymbus Over a year ago

This is also more helpful when you use for loops as functions should not be defined within loops.

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