EventListener Enter Key

Question

Is there an addEventListener for the Enter key   I have  document querySelector   txtSearch   addEventListener  click   search merchants     I know this is intended for  lt button gt   but wanted to know if there s an equivalent for catching the Enter key

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You could listen to the  keydown  event and then check for an enter key   Your handler would be like   function  e      if  13    e keyCode             do whatever

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Here is a version of the currently accepted answer  from  Trevor  with key instead of keyCode   document querySelector   txtSearch   addEventListener  keypress   function  e        if  e key      Enter              code for enter

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Are you trying to submit a form   Listen to the submit event instead   This will handle click and enter   If you must use enter key     document querySelector   txtSearch   addEventListener  keypress   function  e        if  e key      Enter              code for enter

[javascript] EventListener Enter Key

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