how to use enter key in the place tab key in asp.net

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i have two text boxes in my appilication,first iam in first textbox1 when i pressed enter key that pointer will automatically focius to second text box ,how to this work

Posted 26-Mar-12 22:58pm

araveendrareddy

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senguptaamlan 27-Mar-12 5:09am

Use Javascript....and frankly speaking it will be great if you can post your code.

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Solution 1

Whilst it is against the agreed standards of use, you are asking a question many have asked before.

Put this in the head:

XML

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

    function EnterTab(e) {
        var intKey = window.Event ? e.which : e.KeyCode;


        if(intKey == 13)
            e.returnValue = false;
    }
</script>

And in the body tag:

<body onkeydown="EnterTab(event);">

Posted 26-Mar-12 23:39pm

Dalek Dave

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araveendrareddy 27-Mar-12 5:47am

hi how can we use this script

Dalek Dave 27-Mar-12 6:21am

If you read what I say you will see what to do.

Put the first bit of code in your header section, the second in body, (or in the form etc), it is really rather easy to do.

araveendrareddy 27-Mar-12 5:51am

no this is not a solution for my question, please find out address for this question

Dalek Dave 27-Mar-12 6:20am

You didn't give a lot of information, or any code.
How the hell are we to know what you want exactly?
I am not psychic.

And what do you mean about the "Address for this Question"?
Please explain.

I am trying to help, but you are making it hard.

Solution 3

Refer these links

http://forums.asp.net/t/1088853.aspx/1?make+enter+key+work+as+tab+[^]

http://bytes.com/topic/javascript/answers/485036-javascript-change-enter-key-tab-keypress[^]

Posted 27-Mar-12 1:14am

sravani.v

Solution 4

You need to look at putting in TabIndex in your controls

Have a look at this StackOverflow: Is there a way to set Tab Order in ASP.net?[^]

Posted 27-Mar-12 3:55am

Simon_Whale

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-27T00:24:00

That is a very bad idea.
Enter is not a key that the user expects to use to go from box to box - he expectes it to submit the form, or press a button, or start a new line in a textbox.

If you do implement this, then you are going to confuse, and annoy users who expect a particular behaviour, and have to remember that your application is "different". The general result of this depends on the users expertise level:

High: Delete the app, yell at the company that produced it.
Medium: write down the behaviour so they can try to remember, and complain to each other that this app is useless.
Low: Stop using the app.

Please, do not go away from established user interface statndards - they are called "standards" for a reason! Would you be happy if one of my apps used CTRL-C for "Clear" and moved Copy to CTRL-Z?