How to disable "Enter Key" to submit?

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I want to force the users to click submit to submit the forms. How do I
disable "Enter Key" which will submit the form automatically when they
entered the data in text field then pressed "enter key"

 

[Yann-Erwan Perio]

I want to force the users to click submit to submit the forms. How do I
disable "Enter Key" which will submit the form automatically when they
entered the data in text field then pressed "enter key"

You can refuse the enter key, so that it doesn't trigger the default
action, as follows.

---
<form action="foo">
<input type="text" onkeypress="return bar(event)">
<input type="submit">
</form>

<script type="text/javascript">
function bar(evt){
var k=evt.keyCode||evt.which;
return k!=13;
}
</script>
---

Note however that this "enter" key behavior isn't standard (and actually
behaves differently across user agents); moreover this won't prevent you
from full server-side checking, as a client can have javascript
deactivated (or even trick your javascript at runtime).


HTH,
Yep.

 

[kaeli]

I want to force the users to click submit to submit the forms. How do I
disable "Enter Key" which will submit the form automatically when they
entered the data in text field then pressed "enter key"

Out of curiosity, why?
I've noticed a lot of times, people who want to do this have put code in the
onClick of the submit button when it should really go in the onSubmit of the
form.

If using the enter key breaks your form and you feel the user MUST click a
button, and your users are known to have script enabled (intranet, etc), the
best way to prevent form submission with the enter key is to simply not
supply a submit button, action, or method at all. Have a normal button that
sets those values and submits when clicked (and keypress if you need to meet
accessibility guidelines). This is a great way to require script and a great
way to really piss off internet users. Works well for intranet apps,
though.

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[infinull]

alternatively provide no submit button and a button that sends the form:
<form method="??" action="??">
<input ....
..../>
<input type="button" value="Submit" onclick="this.parent.submit()"/>

</form>

 

[Randy Webb]

alternatively provide no submit button and a button that sends the form:
<form method="??" action="??">
<input ....
..../>
<input type="button" value="Submit" onclick="this.parent.submit()"/>

this.form.submit(), not the this.parent.submit() I presume is what you
intended to say?

 

[Evertjan.]

infinull wrote on 18 aug 2004 in comp.lang.javascript:

alternatively provide no submit button and a button that sends the form:
<form method="??" action="??">
<input ....
.../>
<input type="button" value="Submit" onclick="this.parent.submit()"/>

</form>

include onsubmit="return false" in <form>:


<form onsubmit="return false">
<input/>
<input type="button" value="Submit"
onclick="this.form.submit()"/>
</form>