[RESOLVED] [2008] Quick question about pressing enter event

If a user presses enter in a textbox, i want to activate a button that's next to it. What's the easiest way to do this?

Handle the KeyDown event of the TextBox and call the PerformClick event of the Button.

Or assign that button to your form's AcceptButton property.

Check to see if "Enter" was pressed, then do whatever you want.

vb Code:

Private Sub Text1_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
If KeyAscii = vbKeyReturn Then
    MsgBox "Enter"
    Button1.SetFocus
Else
    MsgBox "Not Enter"
End If
End Sub

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Originally Posted by wes4dbt

Check to see if "Enter" was pressed, then do whatever you want.

vb Code:

Private Sub Text1_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
If KeyAscii = vbKeyReturn Then
    MsgBox "Enter"
    Button1.SetFocus
Else
    MsgBox "Not Enter"
End If
End Sub

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That's VB6 code and it will not work on VB.Net application.

Thanks all. Well this is my solution

Code:

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Private Sub TextBoxUsersName_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles TextBoxUsersName.KeyPress
        If e.KeyChar = Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(Windows.Forms.Keys.Return) Then
            ButtonUsersName_Click(TextBoxUsersName, e)
        End If
    End Sub

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But I was hoping that such a common function would be supported as something that's precoded as an option, like the way you can set a combobox to suggest completions. AcceptButton is a good idea, but I have many textboxes and buttons on the same form. If I suggest Microsoft to add this functionality to the next VS would they do it? :lol:

Thanks all.

You should replace this line

Code:

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ButtonUsersName_Click(TextBoxUsersName, e)

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With this

Code:

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ButtonUsersName.PerformClick()

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Any reason why PerformClick is better?

Sorry I thought I was in the VB6 forum.
I guess I'll have to get my eyes checked.

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Originally Posted by wes4dbt

Sorry I thought I was in the VB6 forum.
I guess I'll have to get my eyes checked.

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Haha no worries. I recognized the VB6-ishness of it :bigyello:.

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Originally Posted by Daarklord

Any reason why PerformClick is better?

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It's the proper way to trigger a button click in code. While calling the method directly and suppy it with parameters (as you're doing) does work, it's generally considered to be bad practice.

And that concludes my quick question about pressing enter. :wave: