radcheckbox checking

[darin]

In our application, we were using the standard windows CheckBox.

We have an Overrides onkeypress to trap the ENTER key and send a TAB (so enter moves to the next field on the form). This works great, and for the user to toggle a checked/non-checked state, the space bar is hit.

When using the RadCheckBox, the space bar still changes the checked state, but also when i hit ENTER, it changes the checked state and moves to the next field. 

I do not want it to change the checked state on the ENTER, i only want it to move to the next field.

Thanks.

[Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal]

Hello, Darin,

It is possible to create a derivative of RadCheckBox and override its OnKeyDown method which toggles the state, prevent the base logic and perform the desired action. I have prepared a sample code snippet for your reference:

        public class CustomRadCheckBox : RadCheckBox
        {
            public override string ThemeClassName  
            { 
                get 
                { 
                    return typeof(RadCheckBox).FullName;  
                }
            }

            protected override void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
            {
                if (e.KeyData == Keys.Enter)
                {
                    SendKeys.Send("{TAB}");
                    return;
                }
                base.OnKeyDown(e);
            }
        }

I hope this information helps. If you need any further assistance please don't hesitate to contact me. 

Regards,
Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal
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[darin]

Thanks. I was doing onkeypress instead of onkeydown.