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mr ali
mr ali

Reputation: 69

C# dateTimePicker Focus does not work

In my C# Windows Forms application I want to navigate between two dateTimePicker (dateTimePicker1, dateTimePicker2) by pressing the Enter key.
When the Form open focus on dateTimePicker1 and press Enter key then focus dateTimePicker2 and press Enter key focus dateTimePicker1.

I'm trying the below code but it doesn't work:

private void dateTimePicker2_Enter(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   dateTimePicker1.Focus();
}

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1479

Answers (4)

Filnor
Filnor

Reputation: 1288

The Enter Event is triggered when you enter a control by pressing tab to change focus or clicking into it. If you want to listen for the enter key you need to use the KeyDown Event.

An implementation of the event handling would look like this:

private void dateTimePicker1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter) {
        dateTimePicker2.Focus();
    }
}

private void dateTimePicker2_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter) {
        dateTimePicker1.Focus();
    }
}

Upvotes: 2

Coskun Ozogul
Coskun Ozogul

Reputation: 2465

You should use KeyDown event 

    private void dateTimePicker1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter)
            dateTimePicker2.Focus();
    }

Upvotes: 0

Roman Marusyk
Roman Marusyk

Reputation: 24589

Try this 

private void dateTimePicker1_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.KeyChar == (char)Keys.Enter)
    {
        dateTimePicker2.Focus();
    }
}

private void dateTimePicker2_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.KeyChar == (char)Keys.Enter)
    {
        dateTimePicker1.Focus();
    }
}

Upvotes: 1

user2191259
user2191259

Reputation:

The Enter event does not represent the key press of the Enter key, it represents the user changing focus to the control.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.control.enter(v=vs.110).aspx

Upvotes: 1

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