C# .NET stop carriage return/enter key submitting the form

[Veronica Bourke]

Hi,

This is really melting my face. I have a .aspx page with a form. I have
submit buttons on the page for different stages. What i really need is
to stop the form submitting when the return/enter key is pressed.

At the moment if you press the enter key it executes the button clicks
which i dont want.

If someone could help i would be mighty grateful.

Thanks

 

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

Client side script can solve this problem.

You could use this free control.
http://www.metabuilders.com/tools/DefaultButtons.aspx

And here are a couple good articles on the subject:
http://www.allasp.net/enterkey.aspx
http://www.aspnetpro.com/features/2004/06/asp200406so_f/asp200406so_f.asp

 

[Alvin Bruney [MVP]]

one approach is to trap the enter key event on client side. Read this link
for an approach
http://www.allasp.net/enterkey.aspx

This is really melting my face.

save that face please.
--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney [Microsoft MVP ASP.NET]

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[Veronica Bourke]

Thank you all for your replies. I was trying to do it client side from
the start but couldnt seem to get it working. I eventually wrote
something that worked. Its an onkeypress event for the body tag and it
goes a little something like this:

onkeypress='if ((event.which ? event.which : event.keyCode) == 13) {
event.keyCode = 0; }'

thanks again