Trigger Button Click on Keyboard Enter with JavaScript



To trigger a button click on keyboard "enter" with JavaScript, the code is as follows −

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <h1>Trigger Button Click on Enter Example</h1> <input id="inputField" value="Some text.." /> <button id="alertBtn" onclick="alert('Button has been clicked')"> Button </button> <h2> Press the "Enter" key inside the above input field to trigger the button. </h2> <script>    var inputText = document.getElementById("inputField");    inputText.addEventListener("keyup", function(event) {       if (event.keyCode === 13) {          event.preventDefault();          document.getElementById("alertBtn").click();       }    }); </script> </body> </html>

Output

The above code will produce the following output −

On typing something in the field and then pressing enter −

Updated on: 2020-05-06T13:38:04+05:30

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