[RESOLVED] [2005] How to replace "ç" and "é" when user inputs them into a textbox?

[Lasering]

Hi!!!

I have a textbox that has a different font so when you input the character "ç" you don't see a "ç" in the text u see another symbol (a down black arrow).
When the user inputs the characters "ç" and/or "é" into the textbox I want to replace them with another characters or a string. How can i do that?

[RobDog888]

you can use the .Replace function in the KeyPress event. I dont know the keychar for the downarrow so I used a v.

Private Sub TextBox1_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles TextBox1.KeyPress
    If e.KeyChar = "ç" Then
        CType(sender, TextBox).Text.Replace("ç", "v")
    End If
End Sub

[jmcilhinney]

Actually, if I'm not mistaken the KeyPress event is raised BEFORE the Text changes, so using Replace on the Text would be no good. From .NET 2.0 the KeyPressEventArgs.KeyChar property is not ReadOnly so you can just do this:

If e.KeyChar = "ç"c
    e.KeyChar = "v"c
End If

[RobDog888]

You forgot the "Then".

Plus, we forgot to mention that if you dont have the same local then the char will not eval the ç correctly as it will be a different code and not match.

[jmcilhinney]

I didn't forget anything. I intended to provide incorrect and incomplete information all along.

[Lasering]

just a detail, this "ç"c is so that VB treats "ç" as a char right?

[jmcilhinney]

A single character enclosed in double quotes with lower case 'c' suffix is a Char literal, yes.