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keypress event not generated in Chrome on ENTER Key?

My application requires an input from users, on entering a value in a textbox, users hit Enter (Return Key) and this calls a
buttons onclick event. This works fine in IE, FF but not Chrome. On enter in chrome, keypress event is not generated
Here is my code snippet
$('#myDiv').keypress(function (e) {
alert("Key pressed");
if (e.keyCode == $.ui.keyCode.ENTER) {
alert("enter pressed");
}
});
Could anyone provide input on this?

Cross-browsers method :
$('#myDiv').keydown( function(e) {
var key = e.charCode ? e.charCode : e.keyCode ? e.keyCode : 0;
if(key == 13) {
e.preventDefault();
alert("enter pressed");
}
});
Tested on Chrome 24 : http://jsfiddle.net/PTauw/1/

keypress is the correct event for detecting which character has been typed (although in this particular case, that of detecting the enter key, keydown would work just as well). However, how to get the character typed in a keypress event is inconsistent between browsers, so jQuery normalizes on the which property. Here's what you want:
$('#myDiv').keypress(function (e) {
alert("Key pressed");
if (e.which == $.ui.keyCode.ENTER) {
alert("enter pressed");
}
});
The definitive reference for key events: http://unixpapa.com/js/key.html

This link might be helpful for you...
Api Jquery Key Press
or try with this code
Change keypress to keydown:
$('#myDiv').keydown(function(e) {
// your logic
alert("Key pressed");
if (e.keyCode == $.ui.keyCode.ENTER) {
alert("enter pressed");
}
});

Chrome seems to be working with ENTER key and not 13.
this works for me on all browsers including CHROME.
$('#myDiv').keydown(function(e) {
if ((e.which == 13) || (e.which == keyCode.ENTER)) {
alert("enter pressed");
}

Line break on keydown

I have a textarea, and on each enter i want it to get blank if something has written. but my problem is; on the first enter it line breaks, and you continue to write from the second line. it only happens at the first enter. there is no problem with emptying the textarea, you just continue to write from the second line, which is the problem.
onkeydown= if(event.keyCode == 13){
sendMessage();
}
function sendMessage(user){
var message = $('#textarea').val();
$('#textarea').val('');
}

if(event.keyCode == 13) {
sendMessage();
if (event.preventDefault) event.preventDefault();
return false;
}
keydown happens before the character is entered in the textarea, so you just have to call preventDefault on the event so it doesn't enter a line break after you've called your function that clears the text-area. return false alone should be enough too if the code above is inline in the HTML, which isn't really recommended. See updated solution below:
For unobtrusiveness and back-compat, I'd recommend doing it all with jQuery:
$('#textarea_ID').keydown(function(e) {
if (e.which == 13) {
e.preventDefault();
var message = $(this).val();
$(this).val('');
//rest of your function using `message` here
}
});
Fiddle

In jQuery use the which property for the code. Then return false with e.preventDefault();
var field = $('.classname');
field.keydown(function(e){
if(e.which==13){
sendMessage();
e.preventDefault();
}
});

Simply add return false; to your keydown function. This prevents the default action of the key (a newline in this case) from being executed.
You may also want to include code to handle Internet Explorer's way of getting keycodes. Your new function would be:
onkeydown = function (e) {
// Gets keycode cross browser
e = window.event ? window.event : e;
var keycode = e.keyCode !== null ? e.keyCode : e.charCode;
// Checks if it was the enter key that was pressed (enter = keycode 13)
if (keycode === 13) {
// Calls function to do stuff
sendMessage();
// Cancels the default action of the (enter) key
return false;
}
}

How to prevent ENTER key to change line in web form

I want to submit the form by press the ENTER key.
But it also change the line in content.
How to prevent this?
This is my code, but when hit ENTER, the ... run and Cursor moved to the next line:
function postmessage(e) {
if(e) {
e.preventDefault = null || e.preventDefault;
if(e.preventDefault) {
e.preventDefault();
} else {
e.returnValue = false;
}
}
....
return false;
}
function submitmessage(e) {
if(e.keyCode == 13) {
postmessage(e);
}
return false;
}
function bindEvent(el, eventName, eventHandler) {
if (el.addEventListener){
el.addEventListener(eventName, eventHandler, false);
} else if (el.attachEvent){
el.attachEvent('on'+eventName, eventHandler);
}
}
bindEvent(text, 'keydown', submitmessage);

Generally it is a bad idea to screw around with default behavior of the browser. Personally I would hate it if I was typing in some text, hit enter and bam, without a proper review of my data it get's submitted?!
If you don't want people to enter multiple lines in a textarea, why not make it a regular textbox (<input type="text" />)?

While I completely agree with #Peter in that this will create a very awkward and annoying user experience, here's how to achieve it code-wise: Capture the event on a keydown, and bypass the newline with event.preventDefault(). Then manually submit your form.
Something like this:
var el = document.getElementById('#my_textarea');
if (el.addEventListener)
{
el.addEventListener('keydown', checkEnter(event), false);
}
else if (el.attachEvent){
el.attachEvent('keywodn', checkEnter(event));
}
function checkEnter(event)
{
var charCode = (event.which) ? event.which : event.keyCode
// Enter key
if(charCode == 13) {
event.preventDefault();
document.myform.submit();
return false;
}
}
MDN Docs:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/event.preventDefault
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/element.addEventListener

e.stopPropagation(); stopped the default action.

How to disable Enter/Return Key After a function is executed because of it?

I have this function where #text_comment is the ID of a textarea:
$('#text_comment').live('keypress',function (e) {
if(e.keyCode == 13) {
textbox = $(this);
text_value = $(textbox).val();
if(text_value.length > 0) {
$(this).prev().append('<div id="user_commenst">'+text_value+'</div>');
$(textbox).val("");
}
}
});
What is happening is the text is appending when the enter/return key is hit (keyCode 13), but it is also moving the text a line down, as the enter/return key is supposed to.
This is occurring even though I set the value of the textbox to "".

How about event.preventDefault()

Try and stop your event propagation (See http://snipplr.com/view/19684/stop-event-propagations/) when entering the if(e.keyCode == 13) case.

try this one event.stopImmediatePropagation()
$('#text_comment').live('keypress',function (e) {
if(e.keyCode == 13) {
e.stopImmediatePropagation()
///rest of your code
}
});

I've tested this out, this works. The enter does not create a new line.
$('#text_comment').live('keypress',function (e) {
if(e.keyCode == 13) {
textbox = $(this);
text_value = $(textbox).val();
if(text_value.length > 0) {
$(this).prev().append('<div id="user_commenst">'+text_value+'</div>');
$(textbox).val("");
}
return false;
}
});
Although I am wondering, if you don't want to ever have a new line, why are you using a textarea, why not use a input type='text' instead ?

Answer here http://jsfiddle.net/Z9KMb/

How to detect escape key press with pure JS or jQuery?

Possible Duplicate:
Which keycode for escape key with jQuery
How to detect escape key press in IE, Firefox and Chrome?
Below code works in IE and alerts 27, but in Firefox it alerts 0
$('body').keypress(function(e){
alert(e.which);
if(e.which == 27){
// Close my modal window
}
});

Note: keyCode is becoming deprecated, use key instead.
function keyPress (e) {
if(e.key === "Escape") {
// write your logic here.
}
}
Code Snippet:
var msg = document.getElementById('state-msg');
document.body.addEventListener('keypress', function(e) {
if (e.key == "Escape") {
msg.textContent += 'Escape pressed:'
}
});
Press ESC key <span id="state-msg"></span>
keyCode is becoming deprecated
It seems keydown and keyup work, even though keypress may not
$(document).keyup(function(e) {
if (e.key === "Escape") { // escape key maps to keycode `27`
// <DO YOUR WORK HERE>
}
});
Which keycode for escape key with jQuery

The keydown event will work fine for Escape and has the benefit of allowing you to use keyCode in all browsers. Also, you need to attach the listener to document rather than the body.
Update May 2016
keyCode is now in the process of being deprecated and most modern browsers offer the key property now, although you'll still need a fallback for decent browser support for now (at time of writing the current releases of Chrome and Safari don't support it).
Update September 2018
evt.key is now supported by all modern browsers.
document.onkeydown = function(evt) {
evt = evt || window.event;
var isEscape = false;
if ("key" in evt) {
isEscape = (evt.key === "Escape" || evt.key === "Esc");
} else {
isEscape = (evt.keyCode === 27);
}
if (isEscape) {
alert("Escape");
}
};
Click me then press the Escape key

Using JavaScript you can do check working jsfiddle
document.onkeydown = function(evt) {
evt = evt || window.event;
if (evt.keyCode == 27) {
alert('Esc key pressed.');
}
};
Using jQuery you can do check working jsfiddle
jQuery(document).on('keyup',function(evt) {
if (evt.keyCode == 27) {
alert('Esc key pressed.');
}
});

check for keyCode && which & keyup || keydown
$(document).keydown(function(e){
var code = e.keyCode || e.which;
alert(code);
});

Pure JS
you can attach a listener to keyUp event for the document.
Also, if you want to make sure, any other key is not pressed along with Esc key, you can use values of ctrlKey, altKey, and shifkey.
document.addEventListener('keydown', (event) => {
if (event.key === 'Escape') {
//if esc key was not pressed in combination with ctrl or alt or shift
const isNotCombinedKey = !(event.ctrlKey || event.altKey || event.shiftKey);
if (isNotCombinedKey) {
console.log('Escape key was pressed with out any group keys')
}
}
});

pure JS (no JQuery)
document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
if(e.keyCode == 27){
//add your code here
}
});

Below is the code that not only disables the ESC key but also checks the condition where it is pressed and depending on the situation, it will do the action or not.
In this example,
e.preventDefault();
will disable the ESC key-press action.
You may do anything like to hide a div with this:
document.getElementById('myDivId').style.display = 'none';
Where the ESC key pressed is also taken into consideration:
(e.target.nodeName=='BODY')
You may remove this if condition part if you like to apply to this to all. Or you may target INPUT here to only apply this action when the cursor is in input box.
window.addEventListener('keydown', function(e){
if((e.key=='Escape'||e.key=='Esc'||e.keyCode==27) && (e.target.nodeName=='BODY')){
e.preventDefault();
return false;
}
}, true);

Best way is to make function for this
FUNCTION:
$.fn.escape = function (callback) {
return this.each(function () {
$(document).on("keydown", this, function (e) {
var keycode = ((typeof e.keyCode !='undefined' && e.keyCode) ? e.keyCode : e.which);
if (keycode === 27) {
callback.call(this, e);
};
});
});
};
EXAMPLE:
$("#my-div").escape(function () {
alert('Escape!');
})

On Firefox 78 use this ("keypress" doesn't work for Escape key):
function keyPress (e)(){
if (e.key == "Escape"){
//do something here
}
document.addEventListener("keyup", keyPress);

i think the simplest way is vanilla javascript:
document.onkeyup = function(event) {
if (event.keyCode === 27){
//do something here
}
}
Updated: Changed key => keyCode