JavaScript/jQuery Lookup - Keyboard Support
An end user can use the following keys to interact with the UI component.
| Key | Action | 
|---|---|
| Alt + ↓ | Opens the drop-down menu. | 
| Enter or Space | If the drop-down menu is closed, opens it; otherwise selects the current item. | 
| Esc | Closes the drop-down menu. | 
| ↑ / ↓ | If the drop-down menu is opened, moves focus to the previous/next item. | 
| Tab / Shift + Tab | If the drop-down menu is opened, moves focus to the list / search field. | 
| Page Up / Page Down | Moves focus to the first/last menu item on the page. | 
| Home / End | Moves focus to the first/last menu item. | 
You can implement a custom handler for a key using the registerKeyHandler(key, handler) method.
jQuery
JavaScript
function registerKeyHandlers () {
    const lookup = $("#lookupContainer").dxLookup("instance");
    lookup.registerKeyHandler("backspace", function(e) {
        // The argument "e" contains information on the event
    });
    lookup.registerKeyHandler("space", function(e) {
        // ...
    });
}Angular
TypeScript
import { ..., ViewChild, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
import { DxLookupModule, DxLookupComponent } from 'devextreme-angular';
// ...
export class AppComponent implements AfterViewInit {
    @ViewChild(DxLookupComponent, { static: false }) lookup: DxLookupComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxLookupComponent) lookup: DxLookupComponent;
    ngAfterViewInit () {
        this.lookup.instance.registerKeyHandler('backspace', function(e) {
            // The argument "e" contains information on the event
        });
        this.lookup.instance.registerKeyHandler('space', function(e) {
            // ...
        });
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxLookupModule
    ],
    // ...
})Vue
<template>
    <DxLookup :ref="myLookupRef" />
</template>
<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
import DxLookup from 'devextreme-vue/lookup';
const myLookupRef = 'my-lookup';
export default {
    components: {
        DxLookup
    },
    data() {
        return {
            myLookupRef
        }
    },
    computed: {
        lookup: function() {
            return this.$refs[myLookupRef].instance;
        }
    },
    mounted: function() {
        this.lookup.registerKeyHandler('backspace', function(e) {
            // The argument "e" contains information on the event
        });
        this.lookup.registerKeyHandler('space', function(e) {
            // ...
        });
    }
}
</script>React
App.js
import React from 'react';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
import { Lookup } from 'devextreme-react/lookup';
class App extends React.Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);
        this.lookupRef = React.createRef();
    }
    render() {
        return (
            <Lookup ref={this.lookupRef} />
        );
    }
    get lookup() {
        return this.lookupRef.current.instance;
    }
    componentDidMount() {
        this.lookup.registerKeyHandler('backspace', function(e) {
            // The argument "e" contains information on the event
        });
        this.lookup.registerKeyHandler('space', function(e) {
            // ...
        });
    }
}
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