submit button...

[RAB]

When creating a .aspx page with a form submit button, how do I get the
submit button to respond to a <enter> stroke on the keyboard?

Thanks,
RABMissouri

 

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

In ASP.NET 2.0 Panel controls have a new Default Button property you could
use.

Otherwise you could use this free control to solve the problem.
http://www.metabuilders.com/tools/DefaultButtons.aspx

And here are a couple good articles on the subject:
http://www.allasp.net/enterkey.aspx
http://www.aspnetpro.com/features/2004/06/asp200406so_f/asp200406so_f.asp

 

[RAB]

Steve,

Thanks for your reply. I looked at your free control but couldn't
figure out what files I needed to add to my project to get the control
to work to satisfy:
<%@ Register tagprefix="mbdb" namespace="MetaBuilders.WebControls"
Assembly="MetaBuilders.WebControls.DefaultButtons" %>

Certainly I don't need to add all of the files in the zipped folder to
my project?


Fortunately, I found a much simpler solution:

Place a hidden html textbox somewhere in the form.

<INPUT type="text" style="DISPLAY:none">

Then when you hit enter in the login field it should fire the login
button's click event. It works like a charm.


Thanks for your help
RABMissouri

 

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

I'm glad you found a solution that works for you.
Keep in mind that that solution may not work for other pages due to various
browser quirks so you may want to keep those links I gave you for future
reference.