Setting focus to first control in tab on container

[James Hancock]

Does anyone know how to figure out which is the first control in the tab
order on a container programatically without sorting every item via tab
order number manually?

I need to set the focus to the first item in a container control
programmatically and the .Controls property is not in tab order, it's in
whatever it feels like order.

Thanks!

 

[Guest]

In the WIndows form designer code, each control is added in the reverse order
of the collection. For instance the collection created by:

Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox4)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox3)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox2)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox1)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button1)

will iterate from the bottom up.

Will this always work? Will the Forms designer leave your code alone? I
don't know. I wouldn't recommend this because I can't answer those but it
might be safe.

 

[James Hancock]

That's the problem. The order that they are added is not necessarily the tab
order. I just need to find out what the first item in the tab order is.

 

[Guest]

You would have to add them in reverse Tab order.

That's the problem. The order that they are added is not necessarily the tab
order. I just need to find out what the first item in the tab order is.

 

[James Hancock]

Yuk. I'll itterate through thanks

You would have to add them in reverse Tab order.