Handling the “Enter” / “Return” key in Chrome

Question

I have an AJAX-y type page. When the user clicks \"GO\" I need to execute a specific javascript function. I also want to simulate the \"GO\" click when a user hits \"Enter\"

Answer 1

I agree with BGerrissen, that is the best approach. However, to better adapt to your code you can just add the stops to your current function:

$(document).ready(function () {  
  $('#root').keypress(function(e) { 
    if (e.keyCode == '13') { 
      e.preventDefault();//Stops the default action for the key pressed
      goButton(); 
      return false;//extra caution, may not be necessary
    } 
  });
});