How to detect the Enter key in a text input field using jQuery
In this tutorial, we are going to see how to detect the Enter key in a text input field using jQuery. To check if a user has pressed the Enter key, you can use the “keypress” event in combination with the code 13 (Enter key). The following example displays the entered text in a dialog box when you press Enter on the keyboard.
How to detect the Enter key in a text input field using jQuery
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Detect the Enter key in a text input field</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).on("keypress", "input", function(e){ if(e.which == 13){ var val = $(this).val(); alert("You have typed: " + val); } }); </script> </head> <body> <p><b>Type something and hit the enter key.</b></p> <p><input type="text"></p> </body> </html>
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Type something and hit the enter key. |