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

[Daarklord]

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?

[jmcilhinney]

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

[stanav]

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

[wes4dbt]

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

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

[stanav]

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

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

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

[Daarklord]

Thanks all. Well this is my solution

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

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?

Thanks all.

[stanav]

You should replace this line

ButtonUsersName_Click(TextBoxUsersName, e)

With this

ButtonUsersName.PerformClick()

[Daarklord]

Any reason why PerformClick is better?

[wes4dbt]

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

[Daarklord]

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

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

[stanav]

Any reason why PerformClick is better?

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.

[Daarklord]

And that concludes my quick question about pressing enter.