Hitting Enter in a textbox

[Nate Hekman]

As I've mentioned a couple of times in the last few minutes(!), I've got a
simple form with an edit box and a Submit button. If I type something in
the Edit box and hit Enter I hear a click but nothing happens. If I click
on the Submit button its Click event fires as I'd expect. If I click
anywhere else on the web page and then hit Enter, the button's Click event
fires too.

I want the Click event to fire when the user is in the Edit box and hits
Enter. How can I do this?

Thanks for your help.
Nate Hekman
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

[Curt_C [MVP]]

Is it single line or multiline? If it's multiline it's by design.
You can use clientside code to catch the ENTER press event and call the
button click.

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
Site: http://www.Darkfalz.com
Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com
"Nate Hekman" <he************ *********@nospa m.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..

As I've mentioned a couple of times in the last few minutes(!), I've got a
simple form with an edit box and a Submit button. If I type something in
the Edit box and hit Enter I hear a click but nothing happens. If I click
on the Submit button its Click event fires as I'd expect. If I click
anywhere else on the web page and then hit Enter, the button's Click event
fires too.

I want the Click event to fire when the user is in the Edit box and hits
Enter. How can I do this?

Thanks for your help.
Nate Hekman
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

[Alan Ferrandiz [MCT]]

You can use some javascript to manage it. Add the javascript using the attributes of the control

TextBox1.Attrib utes.Add("onkey down", "javascript:if( (event.which && event.which == 13) || (event.keyCode && event.keyCode == 13)){document.F orm1." & Button1.ClientI D & ".click();retur n false;}else return true;")

(check the name of your HTML form and your controls to get this code to work)

Hope this helps

Alan Ferrandiz [MCT]
"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_da rkfalz.com> escribió en el mensaje news:#u******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...

Is it single line or multiline? If it's multiline it's by design.
You can use clientside code to catch the ENTER press event and call the
button click.

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
Site: http://www.Darkfalz.com
Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com


"Nate Hekman" <he************ *********@nospa m.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..

As I've mentioned a couple of times in the last few minutes(!), I've got a
simple form with an edit box and a Submit button. If I type something in
the Edit box and hit Enter I hear a click but nothing happens. If I click
on the Submit button its Click event fires as I'd expect. If I click
anywhere else on the web page and then hit Enter, the button's Click event
fires too.

I want the Click event to fire when the user is in the Edit box and hits
Enter. How can I do this?

Thanks for your help.
Nate Hekman
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

[Nate Hekman]

It's single line. And it does reload the page--I can put a breakpoint in
Page_Load and it breaks when I hit Enter, but it doesn't call
btnSubmit_Click .

"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_da rkfalz.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..

Is it single line or multiline? If it's multiline it's by design.
You can use clientside code to catch the ENTER press event and call the
button click.

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
Site: http://www.Darkfalz.com
Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com
"Nate Hekman" <he************ *********@nospa m.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..

As I've mentioned a couple of times in the last few minutes(!), I've got
a simple form with an edit box and a Submit button. If I type something
in the Edit box and hit Enter I hear a click but nothing happens. If I
click on the Submit button its Click event fires as I'd expect. If I
click anywhere else on the web page and then hit Enter, the button's
Click event fires too.

I want the Click event to fire when the user is in the Edit box and hits
Enter. How can I do this?

Thanks for your help.
Nate Hekman
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

[Matt Berther]

Hello Nate,

I have a post on my website which details how to fix this without any complex javascript, etc.

http://www.mattberther.com/2003/06/000125.html

--
Matt Berther
http://www.mattberther.com

As I've mentioned a couple of times in the last few minutes(!), I've
got a simple form with an edit box and a Submit button. If I type
something in the Edit box and hit Enter I hear a click but nothing
happens. If I click on the Submit button its Click event fires as
I'd expect. If I click anywhere else on the web page and then hit
Enter, the button's Click event fires too.

I want the Click event to fire when the user is in the Edit box and
hits Enter. How can I do this?

Thanks for your help.

Nate Hekman
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

[Curt_C [MVP]]

of course not... you didn't call it. You'll have to do some if(IsPostBack)
in the load_page and call the function(s) that are in the button_click

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
Site: http://www.Darkfalz.com
Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com
"Nate Hekman" <he************ *********@nospa m.com> wrote in message
news:uD******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

It's single line. And it does reload the page--I can put a breakpoint in
Page_Load and it breaks when I hit Enter, but it doesn't call
btnSubmit_Click .

"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_da rkfalz.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..

Is it single line or multiline? If it's multiline it's by design.
You can use clientside code to catch the ENTER press event and call the
button click.

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
Site: http://www.Darkfalz.com
Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com
"Nate Hekman" <he************ *********@nospa m.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..

As I've mentioned a couple of times in the last few minutes(!), I've got
a simple form with an edit box and a Submit button. If I type something
in the Edit box and hit Enter I hear a click but nothing happens. If I
click on the Submit button its Click event fires as I'd expect. If I
click anywhere else on the web page and then hit Enter, the button's
Click event fires too.

I want the Click event to fire when the user is in the Edit box and hits
Enter. How can I do this?

Thanks for your help.
Nate Hekman
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

[Matt Berther]

Hello Curt_C [MVP]" software_AT_dar kfalz.com,

Whoah... No you dont... The event needs to be hooked up and it will be executed somewhere between OnInit and OnLoad...

--
Matt Berther
http://www.mattberther.com

of course not... you didn't call it. You'll have to do some
if(IsPostBack) in the load_page and call the function(s) that are in
the button_click

"Nate Hekman" <he************ *********@nospa m.com> wrote in message
news:uD******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

It's single line. And it does reload the page--I can put a
breakpoint in Page_Load and it breaks when I hit Enter, but it
doesn't call btnSubmit_Click .

"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_da rkfalz.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..

Is it single line or multiline? If it's multiline it's by design.
You can use clientside code to catch the ENTER press event and call
the
button click.
--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
Site: http://www.Darkfalz.com
Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com
"Nate Hekman" <he************ *********@nospa m.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..

As I've mentioned a couple of times in the last few minutes(!),
I've got a simple form with an edit box and a Submit button. If I
type something in the Edit box and hit Enter I hear a click but
nothing happens. If I click on the Submit button its Click event
fires as I'd expect. If I click anywhere else on the web page and
then hit Enter, the button's Click event fires too.

I want the Click event to fire when the user is in the Edit box and
hits Enter. How can I do this?

Thanks for your help.

Nate Hekman
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

[Nate Hekman]

Well that starts to get pretty messy pretty fast, because of course if you
DO click the button then first Page_Load gets called, followed by
btnSubmit_Click . If you also call btnSubmit_Click from Page_Load, it gets
called twice.

Matt Berther's fix did the trick for me. Thanks to everyone who offered
advice.
Nate

"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_da rkfalz.com> wrote in message
news:OU******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...

of course not... you didn't call it. You'll have to do some if(IsPostBack)
in the load_page and call the function(s) that are in the button_click

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
Site: http://www.Darkfalz.com
Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com
"Nate Hekman" <he************ *********@nospa m.com> wrote in message
news:uD******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

It's single line. And it does reload the page--I can put a breakpoint in
Page_Load and it breaks when I hit Enter, but it doesn't call
btnSubmit_Click .

"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_da rkfalz.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..

Is it single line or multiline? If it's multiline it's by design.
You can use clientside code to catch the ENTER press event and call the
button click.

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
Site: http://www.Darkfalz.com
Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com
"Nate Hekman" <he************ *********@nospa m.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..
As I've mentioned a couple of times in the last few minutes(!), I've
got a simple form with an edit box and a Submit button. If I type
something in the Edit box and hit Enter I hear a click but nothing
happens. If I click on the Submit button its Click event fires as I'd
expect. If I click anywhere else on the web page and then hit Enter,
the button's Click event fires too.

I want the Click event to fire when the user is in the Edit box and
hits Enter. How can I do this?

Thanks for your help.
Nate Hekman
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

[Curt_C [MVP]]

I didn't specifically mean it could ONLY be from the load, just trying to
say that he needed to put in a catch in the load sequence.....ge esh....

--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
Site: http://www.Darkfalz.com
Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com
"Matt Berther" <mb******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
news:em******** *****@tk2msftng p13.phx.gbl...

Hello Curt_C [MVP]" software_AT_dar kfalz.com,

Whoah... No you dont... The event needs to be hooked up and it will be
executed somewhere between OnInit and OnLoad...

--
Matt Berther
http://www.mattberther.com

of course not... you didn't call it. You'll have to do some
if(IsPostBack) in the load_page and call the function(s) that are in
the button_click

"Nate Hekman" <he************ *********@nospa m.com> wrote in message
news:uD******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

It's single line. And it does reload the page--I can put a
breakpoint in Page_Load and it breaks when I hit Enter, but it
doesn't call btnSubmit_Click .

"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_da rkfalz.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..

Is it single line or multiline? If it's multiline it's by design.
You can use clientside code to catch the ENTER press event and call
the
button click.
--
Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
Site: http://www.Darkfalz.com
Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com
"Nate Hekman" <he************ *********@nospa m.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..

> As I've mentioned a couple of times in the last few minutes(!),
> I've got a simple form with an edit box and a Submit button. If I
> type something in the Edit box and hit Enter I hear a click but
> nothing happens. If I click on the Submit button its Click event
> fires as I'd expect. If I click anywhere else on the web page and
> then hit Enter, the button's Click event fires too.
>
> I want the Click event to fire when the user is in the Edit box and
> hits Enter. How can I do this?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Nate Hekman
> Calgary, Alberta, Canada

[Matt Berther]

Hello Curt_C [MVP]" software_AT_dar kfalz.com,

I suppose I misunderstood.. . I thought you meant he needed to do something like this:

private void Page_Load(objec t sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Page.IsPostBac k)
{
Button_Click(su bmitButton, EventArgs.Empty );
}
}

which, of course, is completely wrong...

--
Matt Berther
http://www.mattberther.com

I didn't specifically mean it could ONLY be from the load, just trying
to say that he needed to put in a catch in the load
sequence.....ge esh....

"Matt Berther" <mb******@hotma il.com> wrote in message
news:em******** *****@tk2msftng p13.phx.gbl...

Hello Curt_C [MVP]" software_AT_dar kfalz.com,

Whoah... No you dont... The event needs to be hooked up and it will
be executed somewhere between OnInit and OnLoad...

--
Matt Berther
http://www.mattberther.com

of course not... you didn't call it. You'll have to do some
if(IsPostBack) in the load_page and call the function(s) that are
in the button_click

"Nate Hekman" <he************ *********@nospa m.com> wrote in message
news:uD******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

It's single line. And it does reload the page--I can put a
breakpoint in Page_Load and it breaks when I hit Enter, but it
doesn't call btnSubmit_Click .

"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_da rkfalz.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..

> Is it single line or multiline? If it's multiline it's by design.
> You can use clientside code to catch the ENTER press event and
> call
> the
> button click.
> --
> Curt Christianson
> Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
> Site: http://www.Darkfalz.com
> Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com
> "Nate Hekman" <he************ *********@nospa m.com> wrote in
> message
> news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..
>> As I've mentioned a couple of times in the last few minutes(!),
>> I've got a simple form with an edit box and a Submit button. If
>> I type something in the Edit box and hit Enter I hear a click
>> but nothing happens. If I click on the Submit button its Click
>> event fires as I'd expect. If I click anywhere else on the web
>> page and then hit Enter, the button's Click event fires too.
>>
>> I want the Click event to fire when the user is in the Edit box
>> and hits Enter. How can I do this?
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> Nate Hekman
>> Calgary, Alberta, Canada