[RESOLVED] which event to use to save TextBox text?

[wolf99]

Hi Folks

I have a form with a TextBox control.

The text entered in the text box is saved to an object in the TextBox.Validated event handler.

When the user hits the save ToolStripButton the object is serialized and saved to the relevant file.

However, if the user edits the TextBox text, but does not leave the TextBox before clicking the save button then the TextBox events, such as Validated, Validating, LostFocus, etc, do not appear to occur, or at least do not occur before the save button Click event is raised and handled. This means that the edits to the text do not get saved to the object before the object is serialized and saved.

What event or series of operations is best to use to ensure that the most correct method is used and any changes to the TextBox Text are always saved?

Will I have to resort to using the TextBox TextChanged event, or even the KeyPress event, and saving the text every time any single char is changed??

Thanks

[kebo]

Put a call to Me.Validate in the save tool strip handler before doing anything else. That should force the control with the focus to validate itself first.

[wolf99]

Great, thanks kebo!