I am having an issue with the taborder on my form whilst using select2.
I have an input form that I want the user to be able to tab through in order.
I have been able to order the text input fields but not select2 dropdownlists.
It appears the issue is with them having a default tabindex="-1", as below;
> <div id="s2id_ctl00_MainContent_ddlAreaKept" class="select2-container
> form-control">
> <a class="select2-choice" tabindex="-1" onclick="return false;" href="javascript:void(0)">
> <input id="s2id_autogen4" class="select2-focusser select2-offscreen" type="text" tabindex="0">
> <div class="select2-drop select2-display-none select2-with-searchbox">
> </div>
> <select id="ctl00_MainContent_ddlAreaKept" class="form-control select2-offscreen" name="ctl00$MainContent$ddlAreaKept" tabindex="-1">
I have also written the following javascript to add tabIndex values to the fields but it isn't working how I'd like.
var tabOrder = 0;
document.getElementById("ctl00_MainContent_ddlAreaKept").tabIndex = tabOrder++;
document.getElementById("ctl00_MainContent_ddlNCDYears").tabIndex = tabOrder++;
document.getElementById("ctl00_MainContent_txtVehicleValue").tabIndex = tabOrder++;
document.getElementById("ctl00_MainContent_txtAge").tabIndex = tabOrder++;
document.getElementById("ctl00_MainContent_txtForename").tabIndex = tabOrder++;
document.getElementById("ctl00_MainContent_txtSurname").tabIndex = tabOrder++;
document.getElementById("ctl00_MainContent_txtEmail").tabIndex = tabOrder++;
document.getElementById("ctl00_MainContent_txtPhoneNumber").tabIndex = tabOrder++;
document.getElementById("ctl00_MainContent_btnGetQuote").tabIndex = tabOrder++;
The dropdownlists don't get tabbed into, it skips them and goes through the textboxes as it should.
Any help much appreciated!
SOLVED : I tried:
var tabOrder = 1;
and this has solved the issue. I don't exactly know why or how :|
There is a solution in github, you can create a js file and then you include it under the call of select2, inside this new file you must paste this:
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
var docBody = $(document.body);
var shiftPressed = false;
var clickedOutside = false;
//var keyPressed = 0;
docBody.on('keydown', function(e) {
var keyCaptured = (e.keyCode ? e.keyCode : e.which);
//shiftPressed = keyCaptured == 16 ? true : false;
if (keyCaptured == 16) { shiftPressed = true; }
});
docBody.on('keyup', function(e) {
var keyCaptured = (e.keyCode ? e.keyCode : e.which);
//shiftPressed = keyCaptured == 16 ? true : false;
if (keyCaptured == 16) { shiftPressed = false; }
});
docBody.on('mousedown', function(e){
// remove other focused references
clickedOutside = false;
// record focus
if ($(e.target).is('[class*="select2"]')!=true) {
clickedOutside = true;
}
});
docBody.on('select2:opening', function(e) {
// this element has focus, remove other flags
clickedOutside = false;
// flag this Select2 as open
$(e.target).attr('data-s2open', 1);
});
docBody.on('select2:closing', function(e) {
// remove flag as Select2 is now closed
$(e.target).removeAttr('data-s2open');
});
docBody.on('select2:close', function(e) {
var elSelect = $(e.target);
elSelect.removeAttr('data-s2open');
var currentForm = elSelect.closest('form');
var othersOpen = currentForm.has('[data-s2open]').length;
if (othersOpen == 0 && clickedOutside==false) {
/* Find all inputs on the current form that would normally not be focus`able:
* - includes hidden <select> elements whose parents are visible (Select2)
* - EXCLUDES hidden <input>, hidden <button>, and hidden <textarea> elements
* - EXCLUDES disabled inputs
* - EXCLUDES read-only inputs
*/
var inputs = currentForm.find(':input:enabled:not([readonly], input:hidden, button:hidden, textarea:hidden)')
.not(function () { // do not include inputs with hidden parents
return $(this).parent().is(':hidden');
});
var elFocus = null;
$.each(inputs, function (index) {
var elInput = $(this);
if (elInput.attr('id') == elSelect.attr('id')) {
if ( shiftPressed) { // Shift+Tab
elFocus = inputs.eq(index - 1);
} else {
elFocus = inputs.eq(index + 1);
}
return false;
}
});
if (elFocus !== null) {
// automatically move focus to the next field on the form
var isSelect2 = elFocus.siblings('.select2').length > 0;
if (isSelect2) {
elFocus.select2('open');
} else {
elFocus.focus();
}
}
}
});
docBody.on('focus', '.select2', function(e) {
var elSelect = $(this).siblings('select');
if (elSelect.is('[disabled]')==false && elSelect.is('[data-s2open]')==false
&& $(this).has('.select2-selection--single').length>0) {
elSelect.attr('data-s2open', 1);
elSelect.select2('open');
}
});
});
This work for me, if you want to know more: https://github.com/peledies/select2-tab-fix
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focus it after select it!
$('.select2').on('select2:select', function (e) {
$(this).focus();
});
for your code replace .select2-offscreen with my .select2.
S F My English!
You could bind load event and trigger it on first time loaded
As you can see , the tabindex of the select control will become "3" instead of "-1"
$(document).ready(function() {
var $select2 = $("#tab2");
$select2.data('placeholder', 'Please Chhose').select2({
formatNoMatches: function (term) {
return 'No Match "' + term + '" Item';
},
allowClear: true
}).on("load", function(e) {
$(this).prop('tabindex',3);
}).trigger('load');
$("#tab1").prop('tabindex',4);
$("#tab3").prop('tabindex',2);
$("#tab4").prop('tabindex',1);
}
JSBIN
This code worked for me. I focus the first element in the modal:
$('#modalId').on('shown.bs.modal', function () {
$('#FirstElement').focus()
});
TabIndex Issue might happen after the form reset.
As per the documentation You may clear all current selections in a Select2 control by setting the value of the control to null:
$(selector).val(null).trigger("change");
I have created a form with malsup's Form Plugin wherein it submits on change of the inputs. I have set up my jQuery script to index drop down menus and visible inputs, and uses that index to determine whether keydown of tab should move focus to the next element or the first element, and likewise with shift+tab keydown. However, instead of moving focus to the first element from the last element on tab keydown like I would like it to, it moves focus to the second element. How can I change it to cycle focus to the actual first and last elements? Here is a live link to my form: http://www.presspound.org/calculator/ajax/sample.php. Thanks to anyone that tries to help. Here is my script:
$(document).ready(function() {
var options = {
target: '#c_main',
success: setFocus
};
$('#calculator').live('submit', function() {
$(this).ajaxSubmit(options);
return false;
});
$(this).focusin(function(event) {
var shiftDown = false;
$('input, select').each(function (i) {
$(this).data('initial', $(this).val());
});
$('input, select').keyup(function(event) {
if (event.keyCode==16) {
shiftDown = false;
$('#shiftCatch').val(shiftDown);
}
});
$('input, select').keydown(function(event) {
if (event.keyCode==16) {
shiftDown = true;
$('#shiftCatch').val(shiftDown);
}
if (event.keyCode==13) {
$('#captured').val(event.target.id);
} else if (event.keyCode==9 && shiftDown==false) {
return $(event.target).each(function() {
var fields = $(this).parents('form:eq(0),calculator').find('select, input:visible');
var index = fields.index(this);
var nextEl = fields.eq(index+1).attr('id');
var firstEl = fields.eq(0).attr('id');
var focusEl = '#'+firstEl;
if (index>-1 && (index+1)<fields.length) {
$('#captured').val(nextEl);
} else if(index+1>=fields.length) {
if ($(this).val() != $(this).data('initial')) {
$('#captured').val(firstEl);
} else {
event.preventDefault();
$(focusEl).focus();
}
}
return false;
});
} else if (event.keyCode==9 && shiftDown==true) {
return $(event.target).each(function() {
var fields = $(this).parents('form:eq(0),calculator').find('select, input:visible');
var index = fields.index(this);
var prevEl = fields.eq(index-1).attr('id');
var lastEl = fields.eq(fields.length-1).attr('id');
var focusEl = '#'+lastEl;
if (index<fields.length && (index-1)>-1) {
$('#captured').val(prevEl);
} else if (index==0) {
if ($(this).val() != $(this).data('initial')) {
$('#captured').val(lastEl);
} else {
event.preventDefault();
$(focusEl).select();
}
}
return false;
});
}
});
});
});
function setFocus() {
with (document.calculator)
var recap = document.getElementById(recaptured.value);
if (recap!=null) {
setTimeout(function() {
if (recap.getAttribute('type')=='text') {
recap.select();
} else {
recap.focus();
}
}, 100 );
}
}
Edit #1: I made a few minor changes to the code, which has brought me a little closer to my intended functionality of the script. However, I only made one change to the code pertaining to the focus: I tried to to disable the tab keydown when pressed on the last element (and also the shift+tab keydown on the first element) in an attempt to force the focus on the element I want without skipping over it like it has been doing. This is the code I added:
$(this).one('keydown', function (event) {
return !(event.keyCode==9 && shiftDown==true);
});
This kind of works. After the page loads, If the user presses tab on the last element without making a change to its value, the focus will be set to the second element. However, the second time the user presses tab on the last element without making a change to its value, and every subsequent time thereafter, the focus will be set to the first element, just as I would like it to.
Edit #2: I replaced the code in Edit #1, with code utilizing event.preventDefault(), which works better. While if a user does a shift+tab keydown when in the first element, the focus moves to the last element as it should. However, if the user continues to hold down the shift key and presses tab again, focus will be set back to the first element. And if the user continues to hold the shift key down still yet and hits tab, the focus will move back to the last element. The focus will shift back and forth between the first and last element until the user lifts the shift key. This problem does not occur when only pressing tab. Here is the new code snippet:
event.preventDefault();
$(focusEl).focus();
You have a lot of code I didn't get full overview over, so I don't know if I missed some functionality you wanted integrated, but for the tabbing/shift-tabbing through form elements, this should do the work:
var elements = $("#container :input:visible");
var n = elements.length;
elements
.keydown(function(event){
if (event.keyCode == 9) { //if tab
var currentIndex = elements.index(this);
var newIndex = event.shiftKey ? (currentIndex - 1) % n : (currentIndex + 1) % n;
var el = elements.eq(newIndex);
if (el.attr("type") == "text")
elements.eq(newIndex).select();
else
elements.eq(newIndex).focus();
event.preventDefault();
}
});
elements will be the jQuery object containing all the input fields, in my example it's all the input fields inside the div #container
Here's a demo: http://jsfiddle.net/rA3L9/
Here is the solution, which I couldn't have reached it without Simen's help. Thanks again, Simen.
$(document).ready(function() {
var options = {
target: '#c_main',
success: setFocus
};
$('#calculator').live('submit', function() {
$(this).ajaxSubmit(options);
return false;
});
$(this).focusin(function(event) {
$('#calculator :input:visible').each(function (i) {
$(this).data('initial', $(this).val());
});
return $(event.target).each(function() {
$('#c_main :input:visible').live(($.browser.opera ? 'keypress' : 'keydown'), function(event){
var elements = $("#calculator :input:visible");
var n = elements.length;
var currentIndex = elements.index(this);
if (event.keyCode == 13) { //if enter
var focusElement = elements.eq(currentIndex).attr('id');
$('#captured').val(focusElement);
} else if (event.keyCode == 9) { //if tab
var newIndex = event.shiftKey ? (currentIndex - 1) % n : (currentIndex + 1) % n;
var el = elements.eq(newIndex);
var focusElement = el.attr('id');
if ($(this).val() != $(this).data('initial')) {
$('#captured').val(focusElement);
} else if ((currentIndex==0 && event.shiftKey) || (currentIndex==n-1 && !event.shiftKey)) {
event.preventDefault();
if (el.attr('type')=='text') {
$.browser.msie ? "" : $(window).scrollTop(5000);
el.select().delay(800);
} else {
$.browser.msie ? "" : $(window).scrollTop(-5000);
el.focus().delay(800);
}
} else if (el.is('select')) {
event.preventDefault();
if (el.attr('type')=='text') {
el.select();
} else {
el.focus();
}
}
}
});
});
});
});
function setFocus() {
with (document.calculator)
var recap = document.getElementById(recaptured.value);
if (recap!=null) {
setTimeout(function() {
if (recap.getAttribute('type')=='text') {
recap.select();
} else {
recap.focus();
}
}, 1 );
}
}
I put my files available to download in my live link: http://www.presspound.org/calculator/ajax/sample.php
I'm looking to create a form where pressing the enter key causes focus to go to the "next" form element on the page. The solution I keep finding on the web is...
<body onkeydown="if(event.keyCode==13){event.keyCode=9; return event.keyCode}">
Unfortunately, that only seems to work in IE. So the real meat of this question is if anybody knows of a solution that works for FF and Chrome? Additionally, I'd rather not have to add onkeydown events to the form elements themselves, but if that's the only way, it will have to do.
This issue is similar to question 905222, but deserving of it's own question in my opinion.
Edit: also, I've seen people bring up the issue that this isn't good style, as it diverges from form behavior that users are used to. I agree! It's a client request :(
I used the logic suggested by Andrew which is very effective. And this is my version:
$('body').on('keydown', 'input, select', function(e) {
if (e.key === "Enter") {
var self = $(this), form = self.parents('form:eq(0)'), focusable, next;
focusable = form.find('input,a,select,button,textarea').filter(':visible');
next = focusable.eq(focusable.index(this)+1);
if (next.length) {
next.focus();
} else {
form.submit();
}
return false;
}
});
KeyboardEvent's keycode (i.e: e.keycode) depreciation notice :- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/keyCode
The simplest vanilla JS snippet I came up with:
document.addEventListener('keydown', function (event) {
if (event.keyCode === 13 && event.target.nodeName === 'INPUT') {
var form = event.target.form;
var index = Array.prototype.indexOf.call(form, event.target);
form.elements[index + 1].focus();
event.preventDefault();
}
});
Works in IE 9+ and modern browsers.
Map [Enter] key to work like the [Tab] key
I've rewritten Andre Van Zuydam's answer, which didn't work for me, in jQuery. This caputures both Enter and Shift+Enter. Enter tabs forward, and Shift+Enter tabs back.
I've also rewritten the way self is initialized by the current item in focus. The form is also selected that way. Here's the code:
// Map [Enter] key to work like the [Tab] key
// Daniel P. Clark 2014
// Catch the keydown for the entire document
$(document).keydown(function(e) {
// Set self as the current item in focus
var self = $(':focus'),
// Set the form by the current item in focus
form = self.parents('form:eq(0)'),
focusable;
// Array of Indexable/Tab-able items
focusable = form.find('input,a,select,button,textarea,div[contenteditable=true]').filter(':visible');
function enterKey(){
if (e.which === 13 && !self.is('textarea,div[contenteditable=true]')) { // [Enter] key
// If not a regular hyperlink/button/textarea
if ($.inArray(self, focusable) && (!self.is('a,button'))){
// Then prevent the default [Enter] key behaviour from submitting the form
e.preventDefault();
} // Otherwise follow the link/button as by design, or put new line in textarea
// Focus on the next item (either previous or next depending on shift)
focusable.eq(focusable.index(self) + (e.shiftKey ? -1 : 1)).focus();
return false;
}
}
// We need to capture the [Shift] key and check the [Enter] key either way.
if (e.shiftKey) { enterKey() } else { enterKey() }
});
The reason textarea
is included is because we "do" want to tab into it. Also, once in, we don't want to stop the default behavior of Enter from putting in a new line.
The reason a and button
allow the default action, "and" still focus on the next item, is because they don't always load another page. There can be a trigger/effect on those such as an accordion or tabbed content. So once you trigger the default behavior, and the page does its special effect, you still want to go to the next item since your trigger may have well introduced it.
Thank you for the good script.
I have just added the shift event on the above function to go back between elements, I thought someone may need this.
$('body').on('keydown', 'input, select, textarea', function(e) {
var self = $(this)
, form = self.parents('form:eq(0)')
, focusable
, next
, prev
;
if (e.shiftKey) {
if (e.keyCode == 13) {
focusable = form.find('input,a,select,button,textarea').filter(':visible');
prev = focusable.eq(focusable.index(this)-1);
if (prev.length) {
prev.focus();
} else {
form.submit();
}
}
}
else
if (e.keyCode == 13) {
focusable = form.find('input,a,select,button,textarea').filter(':visible');
next = focusable.eq(focusable.index(this)+1);
if (next.length) {
next.focus();
} else {
form.submit();
}
return false;
}
});
This worked for me:
$(document).on('keydown', ':tabbable', function(e) {
if (e.key === "Enter") {
e.preventDefault();
var $canfocus = $(':tabbable:visible');
var index = $canfocus.index(document.activeElement) + 1;
if (index >= $canfocus.length) index = 0;
$canfocus.eq(index).focus();
}
});
Changing this behaviour actually creates a far better user experience than the default behaviour implemented natively. Consider that the behaviour of the enter key is already inconsistent from the user's point of view, because in a single line input, enter tends to submit a form, while in a multi-line textarea, it simply adds a newline to the contents of the field.
I recently did it like this (uses jQuery):
$('input.enterastab, select.enterastab, textarea.enterastab').live('keydown', function(e) {
if (e.keyCode==13) {
var focusable = $('input,a,select,button,textarea').filter(':visible');
focusable.eq(focusable.index(this)+1).focus();
return false;
}
});
This is not terribly efficient, but works well enough and is reliable - just add the 'enterastab' class to any input element that should behave in this way.
I reworked the OPs solution into a Knockout binding and thought I'd share it. Thanks very much :-)
Here's a Fiddle
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/knockout/knockout-2.2.1.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div data-bind="nextFieldOnEnter:true">
<input type="text" />
<input type="text" />
<select>
<option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
<option value="saab">Saab</option>
<option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
<option value="audi">Audi</option>
</select>
<input type="text" />
<input type="text" />
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
ko.bindingHandlers.nextFieldOnEnter = {
init: function(element, valueAccessor, allBindingsAccessor) {
$(element).on('keydown', 'input, select', function (e) {
var self = $(this)
, form = $(element)
, focusable
, next
;
if (e.keyCode == 13) {
focusable = form.find('input,a,select,button,textarea').filter(':visible');
var nextIndex = focusable.index(this) == focusable.length -1 ? 0 : focusable.index(this) + 1;
next = focusable.eq(nextIndex);
next.focus();
return false;
}
});
}
};
ko.applyBindings({});
</script>
</body>
</html>
Here is an angular.js directive to make enter go to the next field using the other answers as inspiration. There is some, perhaps, odd looking code here because I only use the jQlite packaged with angular. I believe most of the features here work in all browsers > IE8.
angular.module('myapp', [])
.directive('pdkNextInputOnEnter', function() {
var includeTags = ['INPUT', 'SELECT'];
function link(scope, element, attrs) {
element.on('keydown', function (e) {
// Go to next form element on enter and only for included tags
if (e.keyCode == 13 && includeTags.indexOf(e.target.tagName) != -1) {
// Find all form elements that can receive focus
var focusable = element[0].querySelectorAll('input,select,button,textarea');
// Get the index of the currently focused element
var currentIndex = Array.prototype.indexOf.call(focusable, e.target)
// Find the next items in the list
var nextIndex = currentIndex == focusable.length - 1 ? 0 : currentIndex + 1;
// Focus the next element
if(nextIndex >= 0 && nextIndex < focusable.length)
focusable[nextIndex].focus();
return false;
}
});
}
return {
restrict: 'A',
link: link
};
});
Here's how I use it in the app I'm working on, by just adding the pdk-next-input-on-enter directive on an element. I am using a barcode scanner to enter data into fields, the default function of the scanner is to emulate a keayboard, injecting an enter key after typing the data of the scanned barcode.
There is one side-effect to this code (a positive one for my use-case), if it moves focus onto a button, the enter keyup event will cause the button's action to be activated. This worked really well for my flow as the last form element in my markup is a button that I want activated once all the fields have been "tabbed" through by scanning barcodes.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html ng-app=myapp>
<head>
<script src="angular.min.js"></script>
<script src="controller.js"></script>
</head>
<body ng-controller="LabelPrintingController">
<div class='.container' pdk-next-input-on-enter>
<select ng-options="p for p in partNumbers" ng-model="selectedPart" ng-change="selectedPartChanged()"></select>
<h2>{{labelDocument.SerialNumber}}</h2>
<div ng-show="labelDocument.ComponentSerials">
<b>Component Serials</b>
<ul>
<li ng-repeat="serial in labelDocument.ComponentSerials">
{{serial.name}}<br/>
<input type="text" ng-model="serial.value" />
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<button ng-click="printLabel()">Print</button>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Try this...
$(document).ready(function () {
$.fn.enterkeytab = function () {
$(this).on('keydown', 'input,select,text,button', function (e) {
var self = $(this)
, form = self.parents('form:eq(0)')
, focusable
, next
;
if (e.keyCode == 13) {
focusable = form.find('input,a,select').filter(':visible');
next = focusable.eq(focusable.index(this) + 1);
if (next.length) {
//if disable try get next 10 fields
if (next.is(":disabled")){
for(i=2;i<10;i++){
next = focusable.eq(focusable.index(this) + i);
if (!next.is(":disabled"))
break;
}
}
next.focus();
}
return false;
}
});
}
$("form").enterkeytab();
});
I've had a similar problem, where I wanted to press + on the numpad to tab to the next field. Now I've released a library that I think will help you.
PlusAsTab: A jQuery plugin to use the numpad plus key as a tab key equivalent.
Since you want enter/↵ instead, you can set the options. Find out which key you want to use with the jQuery event.which demo.
JoelPurra.PlusAsTab.setOptions({
// Use enter instead of plus
// Number 13 found through demo at
// https://api.jquery.com/event.which/
key: 13
});
// Matches all inputs with name "a[]" (needs some character escaping)
$('input[name=a\\[\\]]').plusAsTab();
You can try it out yourself in the PlusAsTab enter as tab demo.
function return2tab (div)
{
document.addEventListener('keydown', function (ev) {
if (ev.key === "Enter" && ev.target.nodeName === 'INPUT') {
var focusableElementsString = 'a[href], area[href], input:not([disabled]), select:not([disabled]), textarea:not([disabled]), button:not([disabled]), iframe, object, embed, [tabindex="0"], [contenteditable]';
let ol= div.querySelectorAll(focusableElementsString);
for (let i=0; i<ol.length; i++) {
if (ol[i] === ev.target) {
let o= i<ol.length-1? ol[i+1]: o[0];
o.focus(); break;
}
}
ev.preventDefault();
}
});
}
I have it working in only JavaScript. Firefox won't let you update the keyCode, so all you can do is trap keyCode 13 and force it to focus on the next element by tabIndex as if keyCode 9 was pressed. The tricky part is finding the next tabIndex. I have tested this only on IE8-IE10 and Firefox and it works:
function ModifyEnterKeyPressAsTab(event)
{
var caller;
var key;
if (window.event)
{
caller = window.event.srcElement; //Get the event caller in IE.
key = window.event.keyCode; //Get the keycode in IE.
}
else
{
caller = event.target; //Get the event caller in Firefox.
key = event.which; //Get the keycode in Firefox.
}
if (key == 13) //Enter key was pressed.
{
cTab = caller.tabIndex; //caller tabIndex.
maxTab = 0; //highest tabIndex (start at 0 to change)
minTab = cTab; //lowest tabIndex (this may change, but start at caller)
allById = document.getElementsByTagName("input"); //Get input elements.
allByIndex = []; //Storage for elements by index.
c = 0; //index of the caller in allByIndex (start at 0 to change)
i = 0; //generic indexer for allByIndex;
for (id in allById) //Loop through all the input elements by id.
{
allByIndex[i] = allById[id]; //Set allByIndex.
tab = allByIndex[i].tabIndex;
if (caller == allByIndex[i])
c = i; //Get the index of the caller.
if (tab > maxTab)
maxTab = tab; //Get the highest tabIndex on the page.
if (tab < minTab && tab >= 0)
minTab = tab; //Get the lowest positive tabIndex on the page.
i++;
}
//Loop through tab indexes from caller to highest.
for (tab = cTab; tab <= maxTab; tab++)
{
//Look for this tabIndex from the caller to the end of page.
for (i = c + 1; i < allByIndex.length; i++)
{
if (allByIndex[i].tabIndex == tab)
{
allByIndex[i].focus(); //Move to that element and stop.
return;
}
}
//Look for the next tabIndex from the start of page to the caller.
for (i = 0; i < c; i++)
{
if (allByIndex[i].tabIndex == tab + 1)
{
allByIndex[i].focus(); //Move to that element and stop.
return;
}
}
//Continue searching from the caller for the next tabIndex.
}
//The caller was the last element with the highest tabIndex,
//so find the first element with the lowest tabIndex.
for (i = 0; i < allByIndex.length; i++)
{
if (allByIndex[i].tabIndex == minTab)
{
allByIndex[i].focus(); //Move to that element and stop.
return;
}
}
}
}
To use this code, add it to your html input tag:
<input id="SomeID" onkeydown="ModifyEnterKeyPressAsTab(event);" ... >
Or add it to an element in javascript:
document.getElementById("SomeID").onKeyDown = ModifyEnterKeyPressAsTab;
A couple other notes:
I only needed it to work on my input elements, but you could extend it to other document elements if you need to. For this, getElementsByClassName is very helpful, but that is a whole other topic.
A limitation is that it only tabs between the elements that you have added to your allById array. It does not tab around to the other things that your browser might, like toolbars and menus outside your html document. Perhaps this is a feature instead of a limitation. If you like, trap keyCode 9 and this behavior will work with the tab key too.
You can use my code below, tested in Mozilla, IE, and Chrome
// Use to act like tab using enter key
$.fn.enterkeytab=function(){
$(this).on('keydown', 'input, select,', function(e) {
var self = $(this)
, form = self.parents('form:eq(0)')
, focusable
, next
;
if (e.keyCode == 13) {
focusable = form.find('input,a,select,button').filter(':visible');
next = focusable.eq(focusable.index(this)+1);
if (next.length) {
next.focus();
} else {
alert("wd");
//form.submit();
}
return false;
}
});
}
How to Use?
$("#form").enterkeytab(); // enter key tab
If you can I would reconsider doing this: the default action of pressing <Enter> while in a form submits the form and anything you do to change this default action / expected behaviour could cause some usability issues with the site.
Vanilla js with support for Shift + Enter and ability to choose which HTML tags are focusable. Should work IE9+.
onKeyUp(e) {
switch (e.keyCode) {
case 13: //Enter
var focusableElements = document.querySelectorAll('input, button')
var index = Array.prototype.indexOf.call(focusableElements, document.activeElement)
if(e.shiftKey)
focus(focusableElements, index - 1)
else
focus(focusableElements, index + 1)
e.preventDefault()
break;
}
function focus(elements, index) {
if(elements[index])
elements[index].focus()
}
}
Here's what I came up with.
form.addEventListener("submit", (e) => { //On Submit
let key = e.charCode || e.keyCode || 0 //get the key code
if (key = 13) { //If enter key
e.preventDefault()
const inputs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("form input")) //Get array of inputs
let nextInput = inputs[inputs.indexOf(document.activeElement) + 1] //get index of input after the current input
nextInput.focus() //focus new input
}
}
Many answers here uses e.keyCode and e.which that are deprecated.
Instead you should use e.key === 'Enter'.
Documentation: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/keyCode
I'm sorry but I can't test these snippets just now. Will come back later after testing it.
With HTML:
<body onkeypress="if(event.key==='Enter' && event.target.form){focusNextElement(event); return false;}">
With jQuery:
$(window).on('keypress', function (ev)
{
if (ev.key === "Enter" && ev.currentTarget.form) focusNextElement(ev)
}
And with Vanilla JS:
document.addEventListener('keypress', function (ev) {
if (ev.key === "Enter" && ev.currentTarget.form) focusNextElement(ev);
});
You can take focusNextElement() function from here:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/35173443/3356679
Easiest way to solve this problem with the focus function of JavaScript as follows:
You can copy and try it # home!
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" dir="ltr">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<input id="input1" type="text" onkeypress="pressEnter()" />
<input id="input2" type="text" onkeypress="pressEnter2()" />
<input id="input3" type="text"/>
<script type="text/javascript">
function pressEnter() {
// Key Code for ENTER = 13
if ((event.keyCode == 13)) {
document.getElementById("input2").focus({preventScroll:false});
}
}
function pressEnter2() {
if ((event.keyCode == 13)) {
document.getElementById("input3").focus({preventScroll:false});
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
I had a problem to use enter key instead of Tab in React js .The solution of anjana-silva is working fine and just some small issue for input date and autocomplete as I am using MUI . So I change it a bit and add arrow keys (left/right) as well .
install jquery using npm
npm install jquery --save
write the below in App.js If you want to have this behavior In the whole of your application
import $ from 'jquery';
useEffect(() => {
$('body').on('keydown', 'input, select,button', function (e) {
if (e.keyCode === 13 || e.keyCode === 39) {
var self = $(this), form = self.parents('form:eq(0)'), focusable, next;
focusable = form.find('input,a,select,button,textarea').filter(':visible:not([readonly]):enabled');
next = focusable.eq(focusable.index(this) + 1);
if (next.length) {
next.focus();
}
return false;
}
if (e.keyCode === 37) {
var self = $(this), form = self.parents('form:eq(0)'), focusable, prev;
focusable = form.find('input,a,select,button,textarea').filter(':visible:not([readonly]):enabled');
prev = focusable.eq(focusable.index(this) - 1);
if (prev.length) {
prev.focus();
}
return false;
}
});
}, []);
I had a simular need.
Here is what I did:
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
function convertEnterToTab() {
if(event.keyCode==13) {
event.keyCode = 9;
}
}
document.onkeydown = convertEnterToTab;
</script>
In all that cases, only works in Chrome and IE, I added the following code to solve that:
var key = (window.event) ? e.keyCode : e.which;
and I tested the key value on if keycode equals 13
$('body').on('keydown', 'input, select, textarea', function (e) {
var self = $(this)
, form = self.parents('form:eq(0)')
, focusable
, next
;
var key = (window.event) ? e.keyCode : e.which;
if (key == 13) {
focusable = form.find('input,a,select,button,textarea').filter(':visible');
next = focusable.eq(focusable.index(this) + 1);
if (next.length) {
next.focus();
} else {
focusable.click();
}
return false;
}
});
$("#form input , select , textarea").keypress(function(e){
if(e.keyCode == 13){
var enter_position = $(this).index();
$("#form input , select , textarea").eq(enter_position+1).focus();
}
});
You could programatically iterate the form elements adding the onkeydown handler as you go. This way you can reuse the code.