[hiral2cool]

I want to activate a search textbox when the user starts to type something (even if the textbox isnt focused right then). I have come as far as setting KeyPreview on the form to true. Then in the KeyDown event handler, I have this:

if(!searchTextBox.Focused)
{
searchTextBox.Focus();
}

This almost works. The textbox is focused, but the first typed letter is lost. I guess this is because the textbox never really gets the event, since it wasn't focused when it happend. So, do anyone have a clever solution to how I could make this work like it should?

This post has been edited by tlhIn`toq: 10 December 2012 - 05:09 PM

[AdamSpeight2008]

Have a look at the tab index of the controls.

[tlhIn`toq]

You may need to have this focusing take place earlier: Line when the form is shown, so it takes place before someone starts typing.

[TheBlueTorch]

One of the arguments in the Keypreview method captures the pressed key (I think is e -sorry, I'm new to C# programming and sometimes I forget those kind of things-). So, you can do what you are doing now but you need to add something like this:

if(!searchTextBox.Focused)
{
   searchTextBox.Text = e.Keycode;
   searchTextBox.Focus();
}

TheBlueTorch, on 10 December 2012 - 05:08 PM, said:

One of the arguments in the Keypreview method captures the pressed key (I think is e -sorry, I'm new to C# programming and sometimes I forget those kind of things-). So, you can do what you are doing now but you need to add something like this:

if(!searchTextBox.Focused)
{
[b]searchTextBox.Text = e.Keycode;[/b]
searchTextBox.Focus();
}

The method I was referencing is Keydown.

This post has been edited by tlhIn`toq: 10 December 2012 - 05:10 PM
Reason for edit:: You can't bold inside of code tags

[TheBlueTorch]

Or maybe you can do somthing like:

if(!searchTextBox.Focused)
{
   searchTextBox_keydown(this, e);
   searchTextBox.Focus();
}

[hiral2cool]

TheBlueTorch, on 10 December 2012 - 05:11 PM, said:

One of the arguments in the Keypreview method captures the pressed key (I think is e -sorry, I'm new to C# programming and sometimes I forget those kind of things-). So, you can do what you are doing now but you need to add something like this:

if(!searchTextBox.Focused)
{
   searchTextBox.Text = e.Keycode;
   searchTextBox.Focus();
}

TheBlueTorch, on 10 December 2012 - 05:08 PM, said:

One of the arguments in the Keypreview method captures the pressed key (I think is e -sorry, I'm new to C# programming and sometimes I forget those kind of things-). So, you can do what you are doing now but you need to add something like this:

if(!searchTextBox.Focused)
{
[b]searchTextBox.Text = e.Keycode;[/b]
searchTextBox.Focus();
}

The method I was referencing is Keydown.

its not working..
giving an error at e.keycode

[TheBlueTorch]

Use this:

(char)e.Keycode

Note: Keycode returns the code of the key that is being pressed.

[hiral2cool]

TheBlueTorch, on 10 December 2012 - 11:56 PM, said:

Use this:

(char)e.Keycode

Note: Keycode returns the code of the key that is being pressed.

perfectly work...thnxxx guys...