[Solved] Pressing Enter not working for me

[Steve]

I have a combobox that is filled with a datasource. It filters the dropdown as I type. When I press the enter key, it simply closes the combobox and does nothing. I tried using the onClientKeyPressing event and monitoring on the enter key, but that prevents the combobox from filtering the dropdown entries.

What I want to happen is to be able to type and the dropdown entries filter. When the I press the enter key, I want to execute some javascript code. I want to be able to execute javascript code when the user either selects an entry from the dropdown or presses the enter key.

Here is what I have that does not work.

<telerik:RadComboBox ID="CustomerSearch" runat="server" Width="180" Height="160"
     MarkFirstMatch="true" AllowCustomText="true" CssClass="CustomerSearch" AutoPostBack="false"
     OnClientKeyPressing="HandleKeyPress" EnableVirtualScrolling="true" ShowMoreResultsBox="true"
     EmptyMessage="Enter last, first to search..." BackColor="White" Skin="Forest" />

<asp:SqlDataSource ID="dsCustomer" runat="server"
      SelectCommand="CustomerSearchName" SelectCommandType="StoredProcedure"></asp:SqlDataSource>

<telerik:RadScriptBlock ID="RadScriptBlock1" runat="server">
            <script type="text/javascript">
                function searchnav(sender, args) {
                    var iframe = document.getElementById('ctl00_iMainPages');

                        if (sender.get_value() != null && sender.get_value() != '') {
                            iframe.src = sender.get_value() + '&T=Client';
                        }
                }
                function HandleKeyPress(sender, args) {

                    if (e.get_domEvent().keyCode == 13) {
                        searchnav(sender, args);
                    }
                }
            </script>
</telerik:RadScriptBlock>

[Shinu]

Hi Steve,

Please try the following JavaScript to achieve your scenario which works fine at my end.

JavaScript:

<script type="text/javascript">
    function HandleKeyPress(sender, args) {
        if (args.get_domEvent().keyCode == 13) {
            //if the enter key is pressed it will call the searchnav
            searchnav(sender, args);
        }
    }
    function searchnav(sender, args) {
        sender.get_text();
        }
    }
</script>

Thanks,
Shinu.

[Steve]

The code you offered is pretty much the same as what I am currently doing. The problem is when it is checking the e.get_domEvent().keyCode == 13 in the HandleKeyPress function, the dropdown does not position itself to the first matching item being typed in the combobox. The dropdown does happen, but as I type, it is supposed to highlight the first matching item. This does not happen.

I comment out the line code inside HandleKeyPress and it does the positioning. If I execute just this:

function HandleKeyPress(sender, args) {

     if (e.get_domEvent().keyCode == 13) {
        //    searchnav(sender, args);
     }
}


It does not work. It will not highlight anything in the dropdown.

[Steve]

I found the problem. In the HandleKeyPress function, I was checking e.get_domEvent instead of args.get_domEvent.

Thanks for your assistance.