how to put focus on TextBox when the form load?

Question

I have in my C# program textBox

I need that when the program start, the focus will be on the textBox

I try this on Form_Load:

MyTextBox.Focus         


        

Answer 1

use form shown event and set

MyTextBox.Focus();

Answer 2

In jquery set focus

$(function() {
  $("#txtBox1").focus();
});

or in Javascript you can do

window.onload = function() {
  document.getElementById("txtBox1").focus();
};

Answer 3

check your tab order and make sure the textbox is set to zero

Answer 4

You can use either textBox1.select(); or the TabIndex in textbox setting. TabIndex=0 focoused first.

Answer 5

Set Tab Index property's value = 0 and then in form load function write :

YourTextboxName.Focus();

It will work.

Answer 6

Set Tabstop to True and TabIndex to the minimum to the control on which you need focus.

e.g. If you have 2 TextBoxes : TextBox1 and TextBox2, set Tabstop to True for both and TabIndex to 0 and 1 respectively. When the form loads, the focus will be on TextBox1 and on the press of 'Tab' key, the focus will move to TextBox2.