pressing enter key in text box focus next text box

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Once i enter key is down in a text box the cursor should go to the next text box(the focus should go to next text box).

Posted 10-Dec-14 4:25am

ganesan2510

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Don't.
That isn't behaviour users are "trained" to expect: ENTER is "New Line", or "Submit Form".
TAB is "Next Field".

And if you subvert that, you confuse users. Which means they are less likely to use your site because it doesn't work the way they expect.

Posted 10-Dec-14 4:28am

OriginalGriff

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ganesan2510 · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-10T04:30:00

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<script type='text/javascript'>
         $(function(){
             var inputs = $('input, select, textarea, a').not(':input[type=button],:input[type=submit], :input[type=reset], :input[type=password]');
             $(inputs).bind('keydown', function (e) {
                 var self = $(this), form = self.parents('form:eq(0)'), focusable, next;
                 if (e.keyCode == 13) {
                     focusable = form.find('input, select, textarea, a').not(':input[type=button], :input[type=reset], :input[type=password]').filter(':visible');
                     next = focusable.eq(focusable.index(this) + 1);
                     next.focus();
                     e.preventDefault();
                     return false;
                 }
             });
         });
     </script>