List of 'missing' events

[Clive]

Hi,

I noticed that the OnKeyPress, OnKeyUp, and OnKeyDown don't 'work' the same as the microsoft text box, it's been documented here in this forum, and there were a few other events that don't work as expected.

Is there a full list of events in this and other controls that I should be wary about when converting all our .net controls to telerik ones?

I'm using version 2011.2.11.831.

Thanks,
Clive

[Stefan]

Hello Clive,

Thank you for writing.

I have just tested those events with our latest version and all three of them are fired correctly:

public Form1()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    radTextBox1.KeyUp += new KeyEventHandler(radTextBox1_KeyUp);
    radTextBox1.KeyDown += new KeyEventHandler(radTextBox1_KeyDown);
    radTextBox1.KeyPress += new KeyPressEventHandler(radTextBox1_KeyPress);
}

void radTextBox1_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Press");
}

void radTextBox1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Down");
}

void radTextBox1_KeyUp(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    Console.WriteLine("UP");
}

We used to have such an issue with the events in the previous versions of our suite. However, in those versions you can still capture the events, by subscribing to the events of the hosted control:

    radTextBox1.TextBoxElement.TextBoxItem.HostedControl.KeyDown += new KeyEventHandler(HostedControl_KeyDown);
    radTextBox1.TextBoxElement.TextBoxItem.HostedControl.KeyUp += new KeyEventHandler(HostedControl_KeyUp);
    radTextBox1.TextBoxElement.TextBoxItem.HostedControl.KeyPress += new KeyPressEventHandler(HostedControl_KeyPress);

void HostedControl_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
{

}

void HostedControl_KeyUp(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{

}

void HostedControl_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{

}

I hope that you find this information useful. Should you have any other questions, do not hesitate to contact us. 

Regards,
Stefan
the Telerik team

[Clive]

Hi Stefan,

Sorry I didn't include a code example to what I mean. We have numerous controls that inherit from Microsoft System.Windows.Forms.xyz to Telerix controls. We override many OnEvent methods, and it was concerning that these did not fire when I moved them to Telerik controls. I'm wondering if there is a list of OnEvent methods that don't do what I'd expect, similarly if there is a list of events that do not fire in Telerik controls that would fire in System.Windows.Forms controls.

In the example below typing into the TextBox1 has the following output.

OnEnter TextBox1

Enter TextBox1

OnKeyDown TextBox1

KeyDown TextBox1

OnKeyPress TextBox1

KeyPress TextBox1

OnKeyUp TextBox1

KeyUp TextBox1

This is following a nice pattern. However the RadTextBox1 has the following output, that does not follow a similar pattern.

OnEnter RadTextBox1

KeyDown RadTextBox1

KeyPress RadTextBox1

KeyUp RadTextBox1

It looks like it's a bit of a mess with what I should be overriding, or listening to events.

Imports Telerik.WinControls.UI

  

Public Class Form5

    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

  

    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.

    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _

    Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)

        Try

            If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then

                components.Dispose()

            End If

        Finally

            MyBase.Dispose(disposing)

        End Try

    End Sub

  

    'Required by the Windows Form Designer

    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

  

    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer

    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  

    'Do not modify it using the code editor.

    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _

    Private Sub InitializeComponent()

        Me.RadTextBox1 = New RadicalTextBox()

        Me.ListBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ListBox()

        Me.TextBox1 = New BoringTextBox()

        CType(Me.RadTextBox1, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).BeginInit()

        Me.SuspendLayout()

        '

        'RadTextBox1

        '

        Me.RadTextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(41, 25)

        Me.RadTextBox1.Name = "RadTextBox1"

        Me.RadTextBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(100, 20)

        Me.RadTextBox1.TabIndex = 1

        Me.RadTextBox1.TabStop = False

        Me.RadTextBox1.Text = "RadTextBox1"

        '

        'ListBox1

        '

        Me.ListBox1.FormattingEnabled = True

        Me.ListBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(21, 51)

        Me.ListBox1.Name = "ListBox1"

        Me.ListBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(234, 186)

        Me.ListBox1.TabIndex = 0

        '

        'TextBox1

        '

        Me.TextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(155, 25)

        Me.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1"

        Me.TextBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(100, 20)

        Me.TextBox1.TabIndex = 2

        Me.TextBox1.TabStop = False

        Me.TextBox1.Text = "TextBox1"

        '

        'Form5

        '

        Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)

        Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font

        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 273)

        Me.Controls.Add(Me.ListBox1)

        Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox1)

        Me.Controls.Add(Me.RadTextBox1)

        Me.Name = "Form5"

        Me.Text = "Form5"

        CType(Me.RadTextBox1, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).EndInit()

        Me.ResumeLayout(False)

        Me.PerformLayout()

  

    End Sub

    Friend WithEvents RadTextBox1 As RadicalTextBox

    Friend WithEvents ListBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.ListBox

    Friend WithEvents TextBox1 As BoringTextBox

    Public Shared lb As ListBox

  

    Private Sub Form5_Load(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load

        lb = ListBox1

        lb.Focus()

    End Sub

  

End Class

  

Public Class RadicalTextBox

    Inherits RadTextBox

  

    Public Overrides Property ThemeClassName As String

        Get

            Return GetType(RadTextBox).FullName

        End Get

        Set(value As String)

            MyBase.ThemeClassName = value

        End Set

    End Property

  

    Protected Overrides Sub OnKeyUp(e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs)

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("OnKeyUp " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("OnKeyUp " + Me.Name)

        MyBase.OnKeyUp(e)

    End Sub

  

    Protected Overrides Sub OnKeyDown(e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs)

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("OnKeyDown " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("OnKeyDown " + Me.Name)

        MyBase.OnKeyDown(e)

    End Sub

  

    Protected Overrides Sub OnKeyPress(e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs)

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("OnKeyPress " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("OnKeyPress " + Me.Name)

        MyBase.OnKeyPress(e)

    End Sub

  

    Protected Overrides Sub OnEnter(e As System.EventArgs)

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("OnEnter " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("OnEnter " + Me.Name)

        MyBase.OnEnter(e)

    End Sub

  

    Private Sub RadicalTextBox_Enter(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Enter

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("Enter " + Me.Name)

    End Sub

  

    Private Sub RadicalTextBox_KeyDown(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyDown

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("KeyDown " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("KeyDown " + Me.Name)

    End Sub

  

    Private Sub RadicalTextBox_KeyPress(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyPress

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("KeyPress " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("KeyPress " + Me.Name)

    End Sub

  

    Private Sub RadicalTextBox_KeyUp(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyUp

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("KeyUp " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("KeyUp " + Me.Name)

    End Sub

End Class

  

  

Public Class BoringTextBox

    Inherits TextBox

  

    Protected Overrides Sub OnKeyUp(e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs)

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("OnKeyUp " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("OnKeyUp " + Me.Name)

        MyBase.OnKeyUp(e)

    End Sub

  

    Protected Overrides Sub OnKeyDown(e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs)

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("OnKeyDown " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("OnKeyDown " + Me.Name)

        MyBase.OnKeyDown(e)

    End Sub

  

    Protected Overrides Sub OnKeyPress(e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs)

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("OnKeyPress " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("OnKeyPress " + Me.Name)

        MyBase.OnKeyPress(e)

    End Sub

  

    Protected Overrides Sub OnEnter(e As System.EventArgs)

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("OnEnter " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("OnEnter " + Me.Name)

        MyBase.OnEnter(e)

    End Sub

  

    Private Sub BoringTextBox_Enter(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Enter

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("Enter " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("Enter " + Me.Name)

    End Sub

  

    Private Sub BoringTextBox_KeyDown(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyDown

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("KeyDown " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("KeyDown " + Me.Name)

    End Sub

  

    Private Sub BoringTextBox_KeyPress(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyPress

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("KeyPress " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("KeyPress " + Me.Name)

    End Sub

  

    Private Sub BoringTextBox_KeyUp(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyUp

        Form5.lb.Items.Add("KeyUp " + Me.Name)

        System.Console.WriteLine("KeyUp " + Me.Name)

    End Sub

End Class

My experience with .Net is 7 years. My experience with Rad is about 2 weeks.

• OS version and applied service packs

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, Service Pack 2

• Regional and language settings, if different from En-US

English (Australia)

• .NET version (.NET2, .NET3, .NET3.5)

.NET 4.0.30319 SP1Rel, Visual Studio 2010 Version 10.0.40219.1 SP1Rel

• Exact version of the Telerik product 

Runtime Version v2.0.50727, Version 2011.2.11.831

[Stefan]

Hi Clive,

Thank you for writing.

In order to have the exact events as in the standard text box, you should replace the default RadTextBoxItem of RadTextBox. In the attachment, you can find a sample application demonstrating this approach. If this solution does not satisfy your needs, please describe your scenario and why you need to override the methods (OnKeyDown, OnKeyPress and OnKeyUp). This will allow us to think of a possible solution that matches your case.

All the best,
Stefan
the Telerik team