How to Assume a Search Button was click when pressing "enter key"

[efsandino]

I have read that you just need to have a FORM and in there the search button should be type="submit" but i don't know why it didn't work... other possible solution was using the rich:HotKey http://docs.jboss.org/richfaces/3.3.2.GA/en/devguide/html/rich_hotKey.html

Wich is the best option ?

I have more that one form in my web page... this is part of my search button:

        <h:form id="formBehaviorFilter" style="width: 668px">

...

                        <h:panelGroup>
                            <h:commandButton value="#{messages['batch.order.reset.button']}" type="reset"/>
                            <a4j:commandButton action="#{behaviorListView.filterSearch()}"
                                value="#{messages['batch.order.search.button']}" type="submit"
                                limitToList="true" reRender="behaviorListPanel"
                                eventsQueue="fooQueue" ignoreDupResponses="true" />
                        </h:panelGroup>

          </h:form>

[jsfgeeks]

Hi Eduardo,

        I suggest to use <a4j:support> in your form. This might solve your problem. You can use <a4j:support> like below,

<a4j:support event="onkeyup" onsubmit="if (event.keyCode!=13) return false; " action="#{backbean.action_event}" reRender="whatever_u_want_to_reRender" />

      I think this will help you.

Regards,

JSF GEEKS

[efsandino]

Thanks.. but i have found a solution i want to share:

<a4j:jsFunction name="jsEnterFunction"
                action="#{behaviorListView.filterSearch()}"
                reRender="behaviorListPanel" />
            <rich:hotKey selector=".searchControl" key="return"
                handler="jsEnterFunction()" />

I use a4j:jsFunction with rich:hotKey with a selector. And just the controls that has the focus and implement the styleClass="searchControl" will catch the enter key event... Thanks.. I prefered did this way because if i show dialogs and i pressed the EnterKey in the background still the enter was catched.

This is inspired in a previous solution you JSF Geeks gives us in other discussion: http://community.jboss.org/message/516900#516900

Thanks..

[jsfgeeks]

Hi there,

        Yes, obviously, both will work fine. The choice is yours.

Regards,

JSF GEEKS