tab key

[cqball2000]

How do I capture the value of a text field when a user hits the tab key or clicks inside another box or drop down menu?

[lawnmowerman]

I think the item you're looking for is the JavaScript event handler called onBlur().

With a form field which has the onBlur() function, as soon as the focus is removed from the field (the user clicks outside of the field or hits tab), a JavaScript function can be run.

Look for onBlur in a search engine or a JavaScript web site.

-Rich

[edraynham]

use onChange:

<script>

function GetValue(myValue) {

//Var is myValue
alert(myValue);

}

</script>

<form>

<input type="text" onChange="JavaScript:GetValue(this.value);">

</form>