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K159
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May 27, 2016
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[JS SUI] How to set enter key event in listbox?

  • May 27, 2016
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var w = new Window ("dialog");
var myList = w.add ("listbox", undefined, ["one", "two", "three"]);
myList.addEventListener ("keydown", function (kd) {pressed (kd)});
function pressed (k)
{
    if(k.keyName == "Enter")
    {
        var idx = myList.selection.index;
        alert(idx);
    }
}
w.show ();

Hi.

Only the enter key event does not working in this script.

I want to occur enter key event and get index of listbox item.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

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Correct answer TᴀW

Couple more observations:

1. The original script works if you press Shift-Enter, or Ctrl-Enter. (Edit: Peter beat me to it!)

2. Changing the event from "keydown" to "keyup" makes it work (though not repeatedly on the same list item unless the selection is changed in-between, which is a little strange).

Ariel

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TᴀWCorrect answer
Legend
May 27, 2016

Couple more observations:

1. The original script works if you press Shift-Enter, or Ctrl-Enter. (Edit: Peter beat me to it!)

2. Changing the event from "keydown" to "keyup" makes it work (though not repeatedly on the same list item unless the selection is changed in-between, which is a little strange).

Ariel

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Ronald63
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May 27, 2016

Hi,

Try this ...

var w = new Window ("dialog");  
var myList = w.add ("listbox", undefined, ["one", "two", "three"]);  
  
w.addEventListener ("keydown", function (kd) {pressed (kd)});
function pressed (k)
{
    if(k.keyName == "Enter")  
    {  
        var idx = myList.selection.index;  
        alert(idx);  
    } 
} 
w.show ();

Regards

    Peter Kahrel
    Community Expert
    Peter KahrelCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 27, 2016

    > Try this ...

    That doesn't work, Ronald.

    But the highly sophisticated approach of pressing various keys thinking 'You never know' did the trick again: Ctrl+Enter (on Windows) gives the desired result, both in K159's and in Ronald's version.

    In CS6, Enter works fine, so Enter not working is a CC problem.

    P.

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