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Key Event does not work on simple form...

Mirza Hatipovic

Hi,
I have this code in my form constructor:
this.KeyPress += new System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventHandler(this.onKeyPress);

and below after the constructor I have this one:

private void onKeyPress(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs e)
        {
            textBox1.Text = "uuuuu";
        }

and it does not work...

Why, it seems all ok in the code?

Regards,
Mirza

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Jan Montano19y ago
The problem with this is that in able for the Form's KeyPress event to trigger, the focus must be on the form itself, and not on any controls inside the form.

Try creating a plain form with the keypress eventhandler (with no other controls in it ) except that you'll display a messagebox instead inside the onkeypress method. it should work. But try placing a textbox insdie the form and it will not work. The reason is, the focus will be on the textbox when you run the application.