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How to prevent textbox postback when hitting Enter key in ASP.NET

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24 Oct 2011CPOL 27.5K   6
This seems to do the job:

This seems to do the job:


ASP.NET
<asp:textbox id="tbTest1" runat="server" onkeypress="return event.keyCode != 13;" />

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Generalthis is simple but you wil have to write onkeypress for each... Pin
Ram Balak Sharma13-Dec-11 1:57
Ram Balak Sharma13-Dec-11 1:57 
Generalprecise and simple 5! Pin
Uday P.Singh5-Nov-11 0:13
Uday P.Singh5-Nov-11 0:13 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Excellent concise answer Pin
tonysawyer2-Nov-11 1:11
tonysawyer2-Nov-11 1:11 
GeneralReason for my vote of 4 Much simpler than above... thanks f... Pin
BrianBissell1-Nov-11 3:13
BrianBissell1-Nov-11 3:13 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 thanks for tip Pin
beginner201131-Oct-11 15:35
beginner201131-Oct-11 15:35 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Short & simple Pin
thatraja26-Oct-11 3:34
professionalthatraja26-Oct-11 3:34 

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