How to use Tab key to navigate between controls in a form

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I tried to navigate between textboxes using tab key but its not moving.Can anyone please help me?

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Private Sub FrmDepMaster_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyDown
    If (e.KeyCode = Keys.Enter) Or (e.KeyCode = Keys.Tab) Then
        System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.Send("{tab}")
    End If
End Sub

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Posted 22-Oct-12 0:01am

Rachna0309

Updated 22-Oct-12 10:53am

Maciej Los

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Devang Vaja 22-Oct-12 6:08am

hello rachna give tabindex to your controls like all texboxes give tabindex 1 button give tabindex 2 and like you want to navigate

Rachna0309 22-Oct-12 6:26am

Devang:I already did that but still its not working...

OriginalGriff 22-Oct-12 6:53am

What is it doing?
What have you done to try an make it work - because it is built in to all apps, and you don't need to do anything...

Rachna0309 22-Oct-12 6:59am

Private Sub FrmDepMaster_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyDown

If (e.KeyCode = Keys.Enter) Or (e.KeyCode = Keys.Tab) Then
System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.Send("{tab}")

End If

End Sub

I have written this code but it is not working...I have given tab index to all textbox.

Maciej Los 22-Oct-12 16:54pm

Just set a break point inside your procedure and test it. ;)

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Espen Harlinn · Answer 1 · 2012-10-22T11:06:00

Solution 1

You may take a look at Form.KeyPreview[^]

As mentioned by OriginalGriff, tab navigation should happen automatically without any code on your part.

Best regards
Espen Harlinn

Posted 22-Oct-12 11:06am

Espen Harlinn

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 19-Nov-12 18:46pm

That's the trick which is often overlooked, a 5.
--SA

Espen Harlinn 19-Nov-12 18:47pm

Thank you, Sergey :-D