onkeydown event triggering clicking a command button - jsf

Question

There are several primefaces inputtext controls and commandbuttons in a single form. Pressing the return ket on one inputtext need to activate the click of related commandbutton. How can I achieve that functionality? I tried to use onkeydown even, but could not find out the method.

Answer 1

You can try(you need to find to detect enter key in javascript by yourself)
xhtml:
<p:input onkeydown="test()" />
<p:commandButton styleClass="foo" />
javascript:
function test(){
$('.foo').click();
}
You can see also:
How-to-programmatically-trigger-onclick-event
and
How-to-refer-to-a-jsf-component-id-in-jquery

Answer 2

As guided by RongNK, I changed my code as below and it serves my purpose perfectly.
Added CDATA to include JavaScript.
Used \\ to escape : in id of JSF compoents
<h:form id="frmEn">
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
//<![CDATA[
function forDx(e) {
if (e.keyCode === 13) {
$('#frmEn\\:btnDx').click();
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}
function forIx(e) {
if (e.keyCode === 13) {
$('#frmEn\\:btnIx').click();
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}
function forMx(e) {
if (e.keyCode === 13) {
$('#frmEn\\:btnMx').click();
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}
function forRx(e) {
if (e.keyCode === 13) {
$('#frmEn\\:btnRx').click();
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}
// ]]>
</script>
<p:panel header="Encounter" >
<h:panelGrid columns="2" >
<p:panel header="Encounter Details" >
<h:panelGrid columns="4" >
<h:outputLabel value="Tests" ></h:outputLabel>
<p:autoComplete id="txtIx" value="#{encounterController.test }" completeMethod="#{encounterController.completeIx}" styleClass="defaultTxt" onkeydown="return forIx(event)" >
</p:autoComplete>
<h:commandButton id="btnIx" value="Add" action="#{encounterController.addTest()}">
<f:ajax execute="btnIx txtIx" render="tblIx" />
</h:commandButton>
<p:dataTable value="#{encounterController.ecIxs }" var="ix" id="tblIx" >
<p:column >
<f:facet name="header" >
<h:outputLabel value="Tests"/>
</f:facet>
<h:outputLabel value="#{ix.concept.name}"></h:outputLabel>
</p:column>
</p:dataTable>
<h:outputLabel value="Diagnosis" ></h:outputLabel>
<p:autoComplete id="txtDx" value="#{encounterController.diagnosis }" completeMethod="#{encounterController.completeDx}" styleClass="defaultTxt" onkeydown="return forDx(event)" />
<h:commandButton id="btnDx" value="Add" action="#{encounterController.addDiagnosis()}" >
<f:ajax execute="btnDx txtDx" render="tblDx txtDx" />
</h:commandButton>
<p:dataTable value="#{encounterController.ecDxs }" var="dx" id="tblDx" >
<p:column >
<f:facet name="header" >
<h:outputLabel value="Diagnoses"/>
</f:facet>
<h:outputLabel value="#{dx.concept.name}"></h:outputLabel>
</p:column>
</p:dataTable>
<h:outputLabel value="Treatment" ></h:outputLabel>
<p:autoComplete id="txtRx" value="#{encounterController.rx}" completeMethod="#{encounterController.completeRx}" styleClass="defaultTxt" onkeydown="return forRx(event)">
</p:autoComplete>
<h:commandButton id="btnRx" value="Add" action="#{encounterController.addRx()}">
<f:ajax execute="btnRx txtRx" render="tblRx" />
</h:commandButton>
<p:dataTable value="#{encounterController.ecRxs }" var="rx" id="tblRx" >
<p:column >
<f:facet name="header" >
<h:outputLabel value="Treatment"/>
</f:facet>
<h:outputLabel value="#{rx.concept.name}"></h:outputLabel>
</p:column>
</p:dataTable>
<h:outputLabel value="Plan" ></h:outputLabel>
<p:autoComplete id="txtMx" value="#{encounterController.plan }" completeMethod="#{encounterController.completeMx}" styleClass="defaultTxt" onkeydown="return forMx(event)">
</p:autoComplete>
<h:commandButton id="btnMx" value="Add" action="#{encounterController.addPlanOfAction() }">
<f:ajax execute="btnMx txtMx" render="tblMx" />
</h:commandButton>
<p:dataTable value="#{encounterController.ecMxs}" var="mx" id="tblMx" >
<p:column >
<f:facet name="header" >
<h:outputLabel value="Plan"/>
</f:facet>
<h:outputLabel value="#{mx.concept.name}"></h:outputLabel>
</p:column>
</p:dataTable>
<h:outputLabel value="Details" ></h:outputLabel>
<h:inputTextarea value="#{encounterController.current.comments}" styleClass="defaultTxtArea"></h:inputTextarea>
<h:outputLabel value="" ></h:outputLabel>
<h:outputLabel value="" ></h:outputLabel>
<h:outputLabel value="Charges" ></h:outputLabel>
<h:inputTextarea value="#{encounterController.current.charge}" styleClass="defaultTxt"></h:inputTextarea>
<h:outputLabel value="" ></h:outputLabel>
<h:outputLabel value="" ></h:outputLabel>
<h:outputLabel value=""></h:outputLabel>
<h:commandButton value="Save" action="#{encounterController.saveSelected()}"></h:commandButton>
<h:outputLabel value="" ></h:outputLabel>
<h:outputLabel value="" ></h:outputLabel>
</h:panelGrid>
</p:panel>
<p:panel header="Patient Details" >
<h:panelGrid columns="2" >
<h:outputLabel value="Name"></h:outputLabel>
<h:outputLabel value="#{encounterController.current.patient.person.name}"></h:outputLabel>
<h:outputLabel value="Age"></h:outputLabel>
<h:outputLabel value="#{encounterController.current.patient.person.age}"></h:outputLabel>
<h:outputLabel value="Date of Birth"></h:outputLabel>
<h:outputLabel value="#{encounterController.current.patient.person.dob}">
<f:convertDateTime pattern="dd MMMM yyyy" />
</h:outputLabel>
<h:outputLabel value="Sex"></h:outputLabel>
<h:outputLabel value="#{encounterController.current.patient.person.sex.name}"></h:outputLabel>
<h:outputLabel value="Address"></h:outputLabel>
<h:outputLabel value="#{encounterController.current.patient.person.address}"></h:outputLabel>
</h:panelGrid>
</p:panel>
</h:panelGrid>
</p:panel>
</h:form>