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javascript avoid enter key press

I'm trying to detect an Enter key press event when a button has been clicked.
I'm new in javascript and don't know the good way to go...
HTML:
<div id="div"> Only execute javascript on click, not enter key press </div>
JAVASCRIPT:
$("#div").click(function () {
/* IF ENTER KEY PRESSED, RETURN FALSE */
$("#div").keypress(
function(event){
if (event.which == '13') {
event.preventDefault();
alert('clicked');
}
});
/* Div has been clicked, continue code... */
});
This doesn't work...
Maybe there is a better way:
$("#div").MOUSE_CLICK_EVENT(function () {});

You need to stopPropagation like:
$('#div').keydown(function(event){
if (event.which == '13') {
event.preventDefault();
event.stopPropagation();
}
});
stopPropagation: Prevents the event from bubbling up the DOM tree, preventing any parent handlers from being notified of the event.

As others have noted, you need stopPropagation in addition to preventDefault, and you should be listening for the keydown event rather than keypress.
The pure JavaScript way to do this is:
document.getElementById('div').onkeydown = function (evt) {
if (evt.which === 13) {
evt.preventDefault();
evt.stopPropagation();
return false;
}
};
document.getElementById('div').onclick = function (evt) {
// do whatever you want here
};

try this if still needs anybody. Quick solution.
$("form").keypress(function(e) {
//Enter key
if (e.which == 13) {
return false;
}
});

Also you need to consider 3 key events: keydown, keypress and keyup.
$("#ID").keydown (function (e) {
if ( e.key == 'Enter') {
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
return false;
}
});
$("#ID").keyup (function (e) {
if (e.key == 'Enter') {
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
return false;
}
});
$("#ID").keypress (function (e) {
if (e.key == 'Enter') {
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
return false;
}
});

jQuery wait for keyup after keydown

I'd like to trigger an event once after key down and a different event only after the down arrow key has been released, like so:
$('body').keydown(function (e)
{
if(e.keyCode==40)
{
//do something
}
$('body').keyup(function (d)
{
if(d.keyCode==40)
{
//do something else
}
}
}
This code only functions partially. The keydown is triggered continuously as the down arrow key is held.
I have a setInterval whose refresh rate I'm altering when I hold the arrow key. Unforunately setTimeOut isn't an option in this situation.
So my code looks something like this:
clearInterval(interval);
refresh = 100;
interval();

$('body').keydown(function (e) {
if(e.keyCode==40) {
//do something
}
return false;
})
.keyup(function(e) {
if(e.keyCode==40) {
//do something else
}
return false;
});
$('body').on('keyup', function (e) {
if(e.keyCode==40) {
//do something
}
// after first keyup set to handle next keydown only once:
$(this).one('keydown', function(e) {
if(e.keyCode==40) {
//do something else
}
});
});
If you need exactly trigger the event and not handle as it's in your example, then you need to use $.trigger() method.

If you want to do some action only once while the key remains pressed, simply keep track of that:
var arrowKeyDown = false;
$('body').keydown(function(e) {
if (e.which == 40 && !arrowKeyDown) {
arrowKeyDown = true;
// ...
}
});
$('body').keyup(function(e) {
if (e.which == 40) {
arrowKeyDown = false;
}
});
Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/utfwQ/

$('body').keydown(function (e)
{
console.log('down');
}​).keyup(function(e){console.log('up')});​​​​

If you really need to remove the keyup listener when you're done,
http://jsfiddle.net/CgmCT/
document.body.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
if(e.keyCode === 40){
console.log('key 40 down');
// key down code
document.body.addEventListener('keyup', function listener(d){
if(d.keyCode === 40){
document.body.removeEventListener('keyup', listener, true);
console.log('key 40 up');
// key up code
}
}, true);
}
}, true);​

Detecting keystrokes without textboxes?

I have to use javascript to make links instead of for several unimportant reasons, and I want for it to behave like even though im not using it. Not the affects thats easy, but I want to be able to hold down shift while clicking to open a new window and to open it in a new tab if they are holding down ctrl. How would I do this? Also, it has to be compatible with IE9.
[edit] Also, this is going to be in an iframe

I guess you want something like this:
JSFiddle
http://jsfiddle.net/MXuVY/3/
JavaScript
var ctrlPressed = false;
$('#link').click(function () {
var link = 'http://stackoverflow.com/';
if (ctrlPressed) {
window.open(link,'_blank');
} else {
window.location = link;
}
return false;
});
$(document).keydown(function (e) {
if (e.keyCode === 17) {
ctrlPressed = true;
}
});
$(document).keyup(function (e) {
if (e.keyCode === 17) {
ctrlPressed = false;
}
});
​
HTML
<span id="link">Link to stackoverflow</span>​
​Version without jQuery
JSFiddle
http://jsfiddle.net/MXuVY/6/
JavaScript
function addEvent(el, eType, fn, uC) {
if (el.addEventListener) {
el.addEventListener(eType, fn, uC);
return true;
} else if (el.attachEvent) {
return el.attachEvent('on' + eType, fn);
} else {
el['on' + eType] = fn;
}
}
var ctrlPressed = false,
a = document.getElementById('link'),
link = 'http://stackoverflow.com/';
addEvent(a, 'click', function () {
if (ctrlPressed) {
window.open(link,'_blank');
} else {
window.location = link;
}
return false;
});
addEvent(document, 'keydown', function (e) {
if (e.keyCode === 17) {
ctrlPressed = true;
}
});
addEvent(document, 'keyup', function (e) {
if (e.keyCode === 17) {
ctrlPressed = false;
}
});
​

Bind a keystroke event listener to window or document and use it's callback function to do whatever you need.
If you use jquery, its a bit easier to make a more reliable keystroke listener, imho. http://blog.cnizz.com/2008/10/27/javascript-key-listener/

So, this is what you want: http://jsfiddle.net/DerekL/V8yzF/show
$("a").click(function(ev) {
if (ev.ctrlKey) { //If ctrl
window.open(this.attr("href"));
retrun false;
} else if (ev.shiftKey) { //If shift
window.open(this.attr("href"),"_blank", "width=400,height=300");
retrun false;
} else { //If nothing
//do nothing
}
});​

keydown Event to override return key does not work in Firefox

I have the following simple javascript code, which handles the Return Key, I don't want to submit the form when the return key is pressed in the textbox.
All this works fine, but in Firefox, if i show an alert message, then it stops working and the form starts getting submitted, whereas the exact code without alert message works fine and stops the form from being submitted. I dont understand why alert is spoiling the party..
$("document").ready(function () {
$("#input1").keydown(OnKeyDown);
});
function OnKeyDown(e) {
if (e.keyCode == 13) {
// alert('this will fail'); // Adding alert makes the form submit
stopBubble(e);
return false;
}
}
function stopBubble (e) {
// If an event object is provided, then this is a non-IE browser
if (e && e.stopPropagation)
// and therefore it supports the W3C stopPropagation() method
e.stopPropagation();
else
// Otherwise, we need to use the Internet Explorer
// way of cancelling event bubbling
window.event.cancelBubble = true;
}
<input type="text" id="input1" value="">

I don't really know if the event is normalized or not. But this is how I have to do it for it to work in all browsers:
$(whatever).keypress(function (e) {
var k = e.keyCode || e.which;
if (k == 13) {
return false; // !!!
}
});

jQuery normalizes this already, you can just do:
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#input1").keydown(OnKeyDown);
});
function OnKeyDown(e) {
if (e.which == 13) { //e.which is also normalized
alert('this will fail');
return false;
}
}
When you do return false from a handler, jQuery calls event.preventDefault() and event.stopPropgation() internally already. You can also do the anonymous function version:
$(function () {
$("#input1").keydown(function() {
if (e.which == 13) return false;
});
});

textBox.onkeydown = function (e) {
e = e || window.event;
if (e.keyCode == 13) {
if (typeof (e.preventDefault) == 'function') e.preventDefault();
if (typeof (e.stopPropagation) == 'function') e.stopPropagation();
if (typeof (e.stopImmediatePropagation) == 'function') e.stopImmediatePropagation();
e.cancelBubble = true;
return false;
}
}

Disabling page zoom in IE7 (jQuery/JS)

I know this is not the best thing to do in view of accessibility, but I have a genuine need to disable the user from zooming onto the page using CTRL+ in IE7.
I got it working for the other browsers the following way, but IE7 seems to ignore the "return false":
$(window).keydown(function (e) {
alert('key is down'); // this fires
return false; // but this has no effect in IE7!
});

This is better and correct way:
$(document).ready(function() {
var ctrl = false;
$(document).keydown(function(e){
// disable ctrl + +/-
if(ctrl && (e.keyCode == 107 || e.keyCode == 109)) {
alert('Zoom is disabled!');
return false;
}
if(e.keyCode == 17) {
ctrl = true;
// disable ctrl + scroll
$(document).bind('scroll', function() {
if(ctrl) {
alert('Zoom is disabled!');
return false;
}
});
}
})
$(document).keyup(function(e) {
if(e.keyCode == 17) {
ctrl = false;
$(document).unbind('scroll');
}
});
});

Try attaching keydown to document instead:
$(document).keydown(function (e) {
alert('key is down');
return false;
});

This is pointless if the end user's browser already has the zoom set before visiting your page.

simple answer. for IE, you need Event.stop(e); instead of return false;

I don't have IE7 to test on ATM but this should do it
$(window).keydown(function (e) {
alert('key is down'); // this fires
e.preventDefault(); // This is a standard jQuery way of
// preventing the default action
return false; // Therefore you shouldn't need this.
});