How to use ENTER key to submit/postback web part?

Question

Is there any way to use ENTER key to submit webform in web part?It is really annoying to click mouse button rather than hit enter key directly when you try to submit a web form.

Answer 1

Hi Commandolee,

This may help, it is from this website: http://www.beansoftware.com/ASP.NET-Tutorials/Accept-Enter-Key.aspx

"ASP.NET 2.0 makes this problems easier and introduce a concept of a "default button". New defaultbutton attribute can be used with <form> or <asp:panel> control. What button will be "clicked" depends of where actually cursor is and what button is chosen as a default button for form or a panel.

Here is sample HTML code that contains one form and one panel control:"

<form defaultbutton="button1" runat="server">
  <asp:textbox id="textbox1" runat="server"/>
  <asp:textbox id="textbox2" runat="server"/>
  <asp:button id="button1" text="Button1" runat="server"/>
  <asp:panel defaultbutton="button2" runat="server">
    <asp:textbox id="textbox3" runat="server"/>
    <asp:button id="button2" runat="server"/>
  </asp:panel>
</form> 

Regards

Phill

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Answer 2

Hi Phill,

You are the hero! Thanks!