Press enter in textbox to and execute button command

Question

I want to execute the code behind my Search Button by pressing Enter. I have the Accept Button property to my search button. However, when i place my button as NOT vi

Answer 1

You can handle the keydown event of your TextBox control.

private void textBox1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    if(e.KeyCode==Keys.Enter)
    buttonSearch_Click(sender,e);
}

It works even when the button Visible property is set to false

Answer 2

There are some cases, when textbox will not handle enter key. I think it may be when you have accept button set on form. In that case, instead of KeyDown event you should use textbox1_PreviewKeyDown(object sender, PreviewKeyDownEventArgs e)

Answer 3

there you go.

private void YurTextBox_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter)
        {
            YourButton_Click(this, new EventArgs());
        }
    }

Answer 4

If buttonSearch has no code, and only action is to return dialog result then:

    private void textBox1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter)
            DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
    }

Answer 5

    private void textbox1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter)
        {
            //cod for run
        }
    }

    private void buttonSearch_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        textbox1_KeyDown(sender, new KeyEventArgs(Keys.Enter));
    }

Answer 6

You could register to the KeyDown-Event of the Textbox, look if the pressed key is Enter and then execute the EventHandler of the button:

private void buttonTest_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    MessageBox.Show("Hello World");
}

private void textBoxTest_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter)
    {
        buttonTest_Click(this, new EventArgs());
    }
}