ejautocomplete and keypress

[Ignacio]

Hi,
I'm using a ejAutocomplete and i need to call a function to perform a search when the user press ENTER (staying on the field). I found in the documentation that this control doesn't have an event for that, Am I right?
I can use something like this:
.keypress(function(event) {
        callMyFunction();
});
            
but the problem is that the user can press ENTER when is selecting an option from the list producing an undesirable effect.
Is there a solution to this problem? maybe some way to check if the user is or not selecting an item from the list in the keypress or something like that?

Thanks!       

[Karthikeyan Viswanathan]

Hi Ignacio,  

  

Thanks for contacting Syncfusion Support.  

  

Query: “way to check if the user is or not selecting an item from the list”  

  

Yes, you can check the active item in the list using the getActiveText() method.  

  

Please refer to the help document link: https://help.syncfusion.com/api/js/ejautocomplete#methods:getactivetext   

  

JS Playground sample link: http://jsplayground.syncfusion.com/0eicxmmr     

  

  

Regards,  

Karthikeyan V.  

[Ignacio]

Great, thanks!!

[Karthikeyan Viswanathan]

Hi Ignacio, 

Thanks for the update. 

We are glad the suggestion helped you to achieve your requirement. 

Please let us know if you need further assistance. 

Regards,  

Karthikeyan V.