Enter key does not click elements

Question

The enter key in this script does not click the 'new' button.

Am I missing something here?

The button:

<script>
<a class="btn btn-primary"  id="new" href="@Url.Action("New", "New")">New</a>
</script>

The script:

<script> 
        $(document).keypress(function (e) {
            if (e.which == 13) {
                $("#new).click();
            }
        });
</script>

"*Am I missing something here?*" - a syntax error, certainly (`$("#new)` should be `$("#new")`). — David Thomas, Oct 29 '14 at 04:43
If you are expecting the page to navigate to the `href` of the anchor, that may not happen when you trigger a click event programatically — Arun P Johny, Oct 29 '14 at 05:00

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 29 '14 at 04:54

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$(document).bind('keypress', function (e) {
    if (e.keyCode == 13) {
        $('#new').trigger('click');    
    }
  return false;    
});

Missing " and use 'trigger' function.

answered Oct 29 '14 at 04:54

RGS

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