Question

I have a form with an input element but no submit button. I use jQuery to attach an onsubmit handler:

$('#tickerbox-form').submit(function (ev) {
    alert('submit'); // I have other code that actually does something...
    return false;
});

I want the (anonymous function) handler to be invoked when the Enter button is pressed in the input field. This works for me on Safari, but not on IE. What am I doing wrong?

btw: IE does act on the Enter, and invokes a POST request on the URL for the specified “action” parameter of the form.

Answer 1

Change your code to capture the Enter key instead:

$('#tickerbox-form').keypress(function(e){
  if (e.which==13){
    $(this).submit();
  }
});