Something like:

$(document).ready(function()
{
   $("#text_input").keyup(function(e)
   {
     checkKey(e);
   });
});

function checkKey(e) {
// Checks if the Enter key was entered
      if(e.keyCode == 13)
      {
         // perform the action
      }
};

On Mar 3, 9:26 am, Thierry <lamthie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have the following piece of code which checks if a user has pressed
> the Enter key in a text input with id="text_input" and then performs
> some action:
>
> $(document).ready(function()
> {
>    $("#text_input").keyup(function(e)
>    {
>       // Checks if the Enter key was entered
>       if(e.keyCode == 13)
>       {
>          // perform the action
>       }
>    });
>
> });
>
> I also have a button with id="push_button" that I wish will perform
> the same action as above when clicked.  How can I rewrite the above so
> that I check for either of those two events and perform that one
> action without code duplication?

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