Adding component that lets enter key act as tab

Question

I want to derive a component from an textbox that will let me press enter to move to the next field instead of having to hit tab. I've actually completed this by using the sendkey function and its working just fine, but I get a beep after you hit enter because I need to trap the original key. Can anyone tell me the best way to accomplish this in order to eliminate the beep? Thanks, glenn

Glenn · Answer

But that would mean that I have to write an event handler for every field on the form. Not a good solution but just curious is there a way that I can just tell the system to just move to the next field? Also your solution doesn't solve the problem that when the enter key is pressed you'll get a ding from the computer for hitting an invalid key in a text box. That was the main thing I was looking for here. Thanks glenn

Scott Lysle · Answer

You could write a handler for the key down event for the textbox: (this example will check the key entered and if it is the Enter key move the focus to the next textbox) private void txtFirstString_KeyDown( object sender KeyEventArgs e) { if (e.KeyCode == Keys .Enter) txtSecondString.Focus(); }