[RESOLVED] Looking for how to allow the user to be able to us the Enter key to exit a textbox

[VicRauch]

I'm looking for what will allow the user to be able to use the Enter key to exit a TextBox control.

[gep13]

Hey,

Depending on the situation, you could set the AcceptButton property of the form to be the button that you want to click when the user hit's enter. i.e. the save button. That way when the user hits enter, that code is called.

Without some more information on what exactly you are trying to achieve, it is difficult to advise further.

Hope that helps!!

Gary

[Naigewron]

Well, you can always simply catch the enter key in the keydown event handler and move the focus to whatever other control you want.

[cmkessell]

Consider http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=560232

[Cyrax.NET]

how do you mean exit a textbox? they enter into it, type some stuff and after pressing enter, focus goes elsewhere?

i'd catch the enter key event:

Private Sub TextBox1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles TextBox1.KeyDown

        If e.KeyCode = Keys.Enter Then

             'Do whatever, focus on next textbox, run a new method etc

       End If

End Sub

[dbasnett]

maybe something like this

    Private Sub TextBox1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, _
                                 ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) _
                                 Handles TextBox1.KeyDown, TextBox2.KeyDown
        If e.KeyCode = Keys.Enter Then
            SelectNextControl(DirectCast(sender, TextBox), True, True, False, True)
        End If
    End Sub