How do you set focus to a control

[Guest]

HI
A very simple question. I like to set the focus to a TextBox when the forms opens. How do you do that in Vb.net
Thanks in Advance

Kelly Dykste

 

[jim]

Hi Kelly,

in your forms load event...

\\\
TextBox1.Focus()
///

hope this helps,

jim

HI,
A very simple question. I like to set the focus to a TextBox when the

forms opens. How do you do that in Vb.net.

 

[Guest]

Thanks jim, but i have tried it and it desn't do what i like it to do. I want when the form opens the IBeam Cursor start at the textbox and texbox.focus doesn't do it for me.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

A very simple question. I like to set the focus to a TextBox when the forms opens. How do you do that in Vb.net.

Assign the control the lowest 'TabIndex' on the form.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

in your forms load event...

\\\
TextBox1.Focus()
///

'Load' is executed before the form is shown, so no focus can be set.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the great hint. That was my problem!