What's the Best Way to Catch the Return Key in a PasswordBox? (WPF/XAML)

Question

What\'s the best way to catch the return key in a PasswordBox? (WPF/XAML)

I have a TextBox field and a PasswordBox field on my login form (for username and password en

Answer 1

You can handle the KeyDown event on the PasswordBox (and TextBox if desired) and then use the following event handler --

private void OnKeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Key != Key.Return && e.Key != Key.Enter)
        return;
    e.Handled = true;
    HandleEnter();
}