It's been quite a few years since this question was last answered. React introduced "Hooks" back in 2017, and "keyCode" has been deprecated.
Now we can write this:
useEffect(() => {
const listener = event => {
if (event.code === "Enter" || event.code === "NumpadEnter") {
console.log("Enter key was pressed. Run your function.");
// callMyFunction();
}
};
document.addEventListener("keydown", listener);
return () => {
document.removeEventListener("keydown", listener);
};
}, []);
This registers a listener on the keydown event, when the component is loaded for the first time. It removes the event listener when the component is destroyed.