Stop reloading page with 'Enter Key'

Question

I have a search box at the top of page that makes an ajax call when a user hits the adjacent button. I am trying to update the input tag so that when a user hit the \'en

Answer 1

This is what ended up working for me. Please note that my struggle was to find the object that triggered the form submit:

$('#missingStaff').submit(function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
var comment = $(document.activeElement)[0];
submitComments(comment);

});