TypeWatch

A jQuery Plugin that allows to determine when a user has finished typing in a textbox.
First implementation by Denny Ferrassoli, original website: http://www.dennydotnet.com/post/TypeWatch-jQuery-Plugin.aspx

$('input.search').typeWatch()

There are a few configuration options:

callback – The function to callback after the user has “finished” typing. Default void.
wait – The number of milliseconds to wait before the plugin considers that typing has finished. Default 750.
highlight – Aesthetics, determines if the text should be highlighted when the textbox receives focus. Default true.
captureLength – The minimum amount of characters necessary before allowing the event to fire. Default 2.

Example with options:

$('input.search').typeWatch({
  callback: callbackFunction() {
    // do something here
  },
  wait: 500,
  highlight: false,
  captureLength: 1
})

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