Command Button click when enter key is pressed

I could clearly understand your requirements. Do you wish that the button to go to previous page be activated when the Enter is pressed on this button (and mouse clicking be disabled for this button) OR Enter is pressed anywhere on the page?

Yes..exactly..how Do I do that?

Correction to above: I could not clearly understand your requirements.

Say your Grid Control is Grid1 and the Command Button
outside your grid is Command1. Add this code to the
grids keypress event

Private Sub Grid1_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
If KeyAscii = 13 Then Command1_Click
End Sub

The grid ,button and all teh controls are in a Content control called content1.

Will the content can be set as default button?
Thanks

I am using vb.net.

You should try my solution. It is very easy.

in the Page_Load ... set the default button property of your Form like this:
         
form1.DefaultButton = "Button1";

form1 === ID of your form element
"Button1" === ID of your Button that takes your to pervious page.

sorry VB won't have ; at the end of statement...
         
 form1.DefaultButton = "Button1"

Hehdaddy.. I tried creating a pael and I have placed the grid control and the command button inside the panela nd tried your code. It is still not working.

guru_sami:
I have one master page and several pages underneath that. This is one of the page and in this page I have a gridview and a button.

I do not see DefaultButton property? where should I see that?

There might be a better way but one I could get is in code below.
Pag Load of your content Page you set the default button and default focus of your Button.

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
 
            Form.DefaultButton = Button1.UniqueID
            Form.DefaultFocus = Button1.ClientID
        End Sub

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When I asked explanation above of your requirements, you did not come with a clear answer. I am still confused if:

You wish to restrict the user on the client side so he/she would not be able to click the button with mouse or press any key other than Enter. So the button for "return to previous page" will submit the request to server (click event fired on server side ASP.NET code) only when the Enter key is pressed on that button.

OR

You wish that whenever Enter key is pressed anywhere in any control of the page, the button for "return to previous page" be pressed that will ultimately submit the request to the server (click event fired on server side ASP.NET code).

If any one of the above is actually your requirement, it is more of a JavaScript job rather than server-side ASP.NET although you might have to set the JavaScript code from within the ASP.NET code. Let me know if it is what you wish to have, and I may be able to post some sample code/references to solve your problem.

moghazali:
I am sorry My post is not clear.
I need this to happen..
 whenever Enter key is pressed anywhere in any control of the page, the button for "return to previous page" be pressed that will ultimately submit the request to the server (click event fired on server side ASP.NET code).

Thanks again

commandButtonProblem.txt

Hey vrao92,

Did you try my code? It will work whenever Enter key is pressed anywhere on the page.

Baiju