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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;
}
}

Default button on enter and popup list

I'm trying to implement a form with multiple buttons on it. When I press enter I want to have my default button submitted. This code from http://greatwebguy.com/programming/dom/default-html-button-submit-on-enter-with-jquery/ generally works:
$(function() {
$("form input").keypress(function (e) {
if ((e.which && e.which == 13) || (e.keyCode && e.keyCode == 13)) {
$('button[type=submit].default').click();
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
});
});
but...
when I type in input field I have an autocomplete popup so when I press enter in this popup I expect to put this value to input field, not submit all form. Can I check somehow if this enter comes from popup? Or I should try to do this different way?
EDIT:
I think I didn't say it clear. This popup is not any part of jquery. It's standard popup that shows previously typed data into input. So it hasn't got any class nor id. Stop propagation doesn't work either. None of solutions below resolve this problem

You could use :visible to see if the dropdown div for the autocomplete is open, and then prevent the enter key action of your code completing. Something like this:
$("form input").keypress(function(e) {
var key = e.which || e.keyCode;
if (key == 13 && !$(".autocomplete").is(":visible")) {
e.preventDefault();
$('form').submit();
}
});
You could also use event.stopPropagation() on the enter key press in the autocomplete function, however you'll probably have to amend the source manually which isn't ideal.

Before return false;
write
e.preventDefault();
or/and
e.stopPropagation();

$("form input").keypress(function (e) {
if (e.target.id !== "autoCompliteId" && ((e.which && e.which == 13) || (e.keyCode && e.keyCode == 13))) {
$('button[type=submit].default').click();
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
});

I modified my code and it works now.
I have an enum called Operation in my command and I set different value of the field before every submit button eg:
<input type="submit" value="do sth" onclick="setOperationAndSubmit('DO_STH')"/>
<input type="submit" value="next" onclick="setOperationAndSubmit('DEFAULT')"/>
function setOperationAndSubmit(operation) {
if (document.myForm.elements['operation'].value === '') {
document.myForm.elements['operation'].value = operation;
}
document.myForm.submit();
}
Then I have my action that listens to keypress and it set appropriate operation on every enter key:
$(function() {
$("form input").keypress(function(e) {
if ((e.which && e.which == 13) || (e.keyCode && e.keyCode == 13)) {
document.myForm.elements['operation'].value = 'DEFAULT';
}
});
});
so default action is executed when I press enter

How to set the value of a textbox when it has focus

I have a textbox with a keydown handler. The handler detects if you press escape and if so it is meant to clear the textbox value. However, calling tb.value = "" normally works, unless the textbox has focus in which case it does nothing. I suspect I have to select the text and delete it, but how? This is in Firefox 12.

Have a look at this:-
LIVE DEMO
HTML:
<input type="text" id="content" />
JS:
$(document).keyup(function(e) {
if (document.activeElement.nodeName == 'INPUT')
{
if (e.keyCode == 13) { // Enter
alert('Enter Key Up');
}
if (e.keyCode == 27) { // Esc
alert('Esc Key Up');
$('#content').val("");
}
}
});

How make input not rebind the page?

I have a input on page in some div:
<input style='border:1px solid black;' type='text' id='inputFindBy_Name' />
and o jquery javascript function monitored it:
$("div[id=mainGridPage] input").bind("keyup", function (event) {
if (event.keyCode == 13) {
var searchField = "Name";
var searchValue = $(this)[0].value;
var pageIndex = "1";
var sortField = "Name";
Application.Services.ProductTypeService.LoadMainGridProductType(pageIndex, sort, sortField, searchField, searchValue, ResultLoadMainGridProductType, ErrorLoadMainGridProductType);
}
});
when user typed something and pressed ENTER (event.keyCode == 13) I need do some thing but without reloading the page. How do that?

Try this one
$("div[id=mainGridPage] input").bind("keyup", function (event) {
if (event.keyCode == 13) {
// needed do something here without reloading the page
return false;
}
});
just like a link.

Just return false from within the function:
var code = event.keyCode || event.which;
if (code == 13) {
// do what you have to do.....
return false;
}
Edit: the keyup event is triggered "too late" after the form submission event was already dispatched - you can't cancel or stop it in that stage. So, handle the keypress event instead. Change the line to:
$("div[id=mainGridPage] input").bind("keypress", function (event) {
And the return false; will indeed stop the form from submitting.
Live test case.

You need to do a event.stopPropagation() and maybe the return false;. Please use event.which because event.keyCode is not compatible with all browsers, also you are using div[id=mainGridPage] input which searches for an ID, a better way to put this down is: div#mainGridPage input, and probably faster.
$("div#mainGridPage input").bind("keyup", function (event) {
if (event.which == 13) {
event.stopPropagation();
// needed do something here without reloading the page
return false.
}
});

try this. this will work i think:
$("div[id=mainGridPage] input").keypress(function(event) {
if (event.keyCode == 13) {
// do your code
console.log('hello');
return false;
}
});

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/