Testing form submit by pressing 'enter'

by Aaron Wallentine

HTML

<h2>Form with one text field only, no submit button</h2>
<p>Seems to submit automatically when pressing 'enter' in the first text field</p>
<form action="" method="post">
  <div>
    <label for="pt-search-input">Search</label>
    <div>
      <input name="term" type="text" placeholder="Example: budapest amsterdam" /> <a href="#pt-search-bar">cancel</a></div>
  </div>
</form>

<h2>Form with two text fields, no submit button</h2>
<p>Won't submit when pressing 'enter' in the forms ...</p>
<form action="" method="post">
  <div>
    <label for="pt-search-input">Search</label>
    <div>
      <input name="term" type="text" placeholder="Example: budapest amsterdam" />
      <input name="term2" type="text" placeholder="Example: budapest amsterdam" /> <a href="#pt-search-bar">cancel</a></div>
  </div>
</form>



<h2>Form with two text fields and a submit button ...</h2>
<p>Now it submits with 'enter' key</p>
<form action="" method="post">
  <div>
    <label for="pt-search-input">Search</label>
    <div>
      <input name="term" type="text" placeholder="Example: budapest amsterdam" />
      <input name="term2" type="text" placeholder="Example: budapest amsterdam" /> <a href="#pt-search-bar">cancel</a>
      <input type="submit" />
    </div>
  </div>
</form>

<h2>Form with two text fields and a HIDDEN submit button ...</h2>
<p>Seems to work, even with submit hidden ...</p>
<form action="" method="post">
  <div>
    <label for="pt-search-input">Search</label>
    <div>
      <input name="term" type="text" placeholder="Example: budapest amsterdam" />
      <input name="term2" type="text" placeholder="Example: budapest amsterdam" /> <a href="#pt-search-bar">cancel</a>
      <input type="submit" />
    </div>
  </div>
</form>


<h2>Form with no action or method attribute, HIDDEN submit button ...</h2>
<p>Even this seems to work.</p>
<form>
  <div>
    <label for="search-input">Search</label>
    <div>
      <input name="term" type="text" placeholder="Example: budapest...

CSS

form {
  border: 1px dotted #999;
}