Call key press with javascript

Question

I am trying to press tab and enter key through javascript/jquery on page load.

like:

  if(event.keyCode == 13){
    $("#submit").click();
  }

this would only work when user presses the enter key but I want the javascript to do this stuff for the user on page load.

you want to simulate a keypress for your code to catch it ? did i miss something or can't you find anything simplier ? — JMax, Jul 21 '11 at 14:59
This looks really wrong, I am 99% certain there is a better way to achieve what you want. Perhaps if you explained why you need to press tab and enter on page load you'd get more helpful answers. — Ollie Edwards, Jul 21 '11 at 15:06

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 09:58

3

You can simulate a keypress with this code:

function simulateKeyPress(character) {
  jQuery.event.trigger({ type : 'keypress', which : character.charCodeAt(0) });
}

but as Ghyath Serhal pointed out, there might be a better way than to simulate a keypress to then catch it by your same code.

edited May 23 '17 at 09:58

Community

answered Jul 21 '11 at 15:04

JMax

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 21 '11 at 14:59

1

Check the below if it helps

<body onload="$('#submit').click();"></body>

answered Jul 21 '11 at 14:59

Ghyath Serhal

No, I don't want to submit a form like this. It won't work. First it needs focus, so I am trying to simulate tab key and then enter key. – Suraj Jul 21 '11 at 15:01

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