# Enter Key Listener in TextArea

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enter-key-listener-in-textarea/249306>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 17, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enter-key-listener-in-textarea/249306 "2008-01-17T12:22:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Saddu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@Saddu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Saddu)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enter-key-listener-in-textarea/249306/1 "2008-01-17T12:22:13Z")

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Hi All,

Am using a TextArea component in my file, i want to detect when the enter key is pressed inside the TextArea, how can i do this? Any help would be appreciated…

Thanks,  
Saddu.