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JavaScript Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript Traversing and Manipulating the DOM with JavaScript Perform: Modifying Elements

Josh Slabaugh
Josh Slabaugh
9,635 Points
Posted by Josh Slabaugh
Josh Slabaugh
9,635 Points

Does anybody know how to set an event handler to look for the 'ENTER' key instead of clicking on the buttons every time?

This list feels weird when using it, having to look for the little buttons every time I want to edit a task, add a new one... Does anyone have any advice on how to set the 'ENTER' key to add and edit tasks?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

A keypress generates an event just like a button click does. Just establish a handler for it:

document.getElementById("my_element_id").onkeypress = function(evt) {
  if (evt.which == 13) {  // 13 is ENTER
    // the ENTER key was pressed - do whatever you need here
  }
};
henriquegiuliani
henriquegiuliani
12,296 Points
henriquegiuliani
henriquegiuliani
12,296 Points

You just need to make an IF statement on your OnKeyPress event: 

if(characterCode == 13)
{
    return false; // returning false will prevent the event from bubbling up.
}
else
{
    return true;
}

Code 13 means Enter.