javascript for enter key press on input field code example

Example 1: javascript submit form when enter key pressed

//submit form when 'Enter' key is pressed while in myInputID
document.getElementById("myInputID").addEventListener("keyup", function(event) {
    if (event.keyCode === 13) {
    	document.getElementById("myFormID").submit();
		return false;
    }
});

Example 2: javascript detect enter press on input

var el = document.getElementById("myInputID");
el.addEventListener("keyup", function(event) {
    if (event.key === "Enter") {
        // Enter key was hit
    }
});

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