Swap Enter Key for Tab Key

Question

So I've got this javascript:

<script type="text/javascript">
    function OnKeyPress() {
        var charCode = window.event.keyCode;
        if (charCode == 13) {                
            window.event.keyCode = 9;
        }
    } document.onkeypress = OnKeyPress;
</script>

The idea is to catch an enter key press, and switch it to tab key press. And it half works - it catches the enter key. But it doesn't make it register as a tab key. I've tried using other keycodes as well (18 for alt) to confirm I wasn't just not seeing the tab happen.

Can anyone see what the problem is? Working in ASP.NET fwiw.

Thanks!

Answer 1

You can't change the keyCode and have it trigger that event instead. It's just a captured value at that point. You might be able to obtain the effect by calling a function that simulates the desired key press event and canceling the current event instead.

Answer 2

You'll have to create the event handler for it.

Take a look:

How to trigger event in JavaScript?