Oops, sorry folks! I answered my own question. I should have
experimented a little more before posting :|.

In case anyone else happens to wonder how, here is a very basic
snippet:

$(document).ready(function() {
        $('#test').keyup(function(e) {
                alert("A key was pressed");
                alert(e.keyCode);

                switch(e.keyCode) {
                        case 38:
                                alert("You keyed up");
                                break;
                        case 40:
                                alert("You keyed down");
                                break;
                }
        });
});

On Apr 30, 3:31 pm, MikeR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am wondering if using the keyup() jQuery event handler on (for
> example) and input field.. if there is a way to detect which key was
> pressed? IE: keycode 38, 40, etc.

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