Enter key act like Tab key

[Daniel Woodard]

Is there a way to make the Enter key act like the Tab key for the RadDropDownList?  I have tried the following methods and none actually advance to the focus:

private void dropDownList_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.KeyData == Keys.Enter)
    {
        this.ProcessTabKeys(true);
    }
}


private void dropDownList_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.KeyChar == (char)Keys.Enter)
    {
        this.ProcessTabKeys(true);
    }
}

I also tried alternatives of the above:

private void dropDownList_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter)
    {
        nextDropDownList.Focus();
        e.Handled = true;
    }
}


private void dropDownList_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.KeyChar == (char)Keys.Enter)
    {
        nextDropDownList.Focus();
        e.Handled = true;
    }
}

The only way to advance the focus is to use the Tab key.  In case it makes any difference, I have AutoComplete set to SuggestAppend.

Is there another way to make the Enter key act like the Tab key?

[Peter]

Hi Daniel,

Thank you for writing.

You should set the focus to the hosted text box control inside the RadDropDownList:

radDropDownList1.DropDownListElement.TextBox.TextBoxItem.HostedControl.Focus();

Please refer to the sample project.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you need additional assistance.

Greetings,
Peter
the Telerik team