I have a textarea, which will handle output, and a textfield which will handle user input.
Focus will be entirely on the input field. I can't make it so that the user input field will add text when the form is submitted (enter key is pressed). It will only work if there is a button and this is clicked. How do I solve this issue?
Below is the code i'm trying for the enter key submit.
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function addtxt(input) {
var obj=document.getElementById(input)
var txt=document.createTextNode("blah blah")
obj.appendChild(txt)
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<textarea id="textarea1"></textarea>
<br><input type="text" onSubmit="addtxt('textarea1');">
</body>
</html>
I have a textarea, which will handle output, and a textfield which will handle user input.
Focus will be entirely on the input field. I can't make it so that the user input field will add text when the form is submitted (enter key is pressed). It will only work if there is a button and this is clicked. How do I solve this issue?
Below is the code i'm trying for the enter key submit.
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function addtxt(input) {
var obj=document.getElementById(input)
var txt=document.createTextNode("blah blah")
obj.appendChild(txt)
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<textarea id="textarea1"></textarea>
<br><input type="text" onSubmit="addtxt('textarea1');">
</body>
</html>
4 Answers
Reset to default 2This will do the job. Also, you should deal with the value property of the textarea rather than appending text nodes to it: if the user changes the textarea's value at all, changing its child nodes afterwards will have no effect. If you want the textarea to be read-only, add a readonly attribute: <textarea id="textarea1" readonly></textarea>.
<script type="text/javascript">
function inputKeyDown(evt, input) {
if (evt.keyCode == 13) {
var textarea = document.getElementById("textarea1");
textarea.value += "\n" + input.value;
input.value = ""; // I'm guessing you may want this
return false;
}
}
</script>
<input type="text" onkeydown="return inputKeyDown(event, this);">
Instead of submit, try using the keypress event. Detect when the enter key is pressed, copy the data, and cancel the event (to prevent form submission). If you allow the form to submit, it will simply replace the existing page with the result of the form post.
Modifying your current code:
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function addtxt(e,ctl,input) {
var key;
if (window.event) {
key = event.keyCode;
} else {
key = e.which;
}
if (key == 13) {
var obj=document.getElementById(input);
var txt=document.createTextNode("blah blah");
obj.appendChild(txt);
ctl.value = '';
return false;
}
return true;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<textarea id="textarea1"></textarea>
<br><input type="text" onkeypress="return addtxt(event,this,'textarea1');">
</body>
</html>
Note that there may be much better ways to achieve your ultimate goal, but since you don't state what that is, this is really the best I can do. Also, I'd would definitely look at using a framework like jQuery/Dojo/Prototype and add the handlers unobtrusively.
Use the form element
<form onsubmit="addtxt('textarea1')">
<textarea id="textarea1"></textarea>
<br><input type="text" />
</form>
You can use JQuery
$('textarea#textarea1').keypress(function(e) {
if (e.keyCode == 13) { // enter
//do some stuff
}
});