Make enter key behave like tab key on form

Is there an easy way to move around controls on a form exactly the same way as the tab key? This includes moving around cells on a datagridview etc.

From stackoverflow

• using winforms you should set the Form KeyPreview property to true

  and in the keypress event for the form you should have

  private void Form1_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
  {
      if (e.KeyChar == 13)
         GetNextControl(ActiveControl, true).Focus();
  }
  

• Because the datagridview handles is own tab events for moving between the cells, you will have to create a custom datagrid control and override the onKeyUp event like so:

  Public Class MyCustomDataGrid
      Inherits DataGridView
  
      Protected Overrides Sub OnKeyUp(ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs)
          If e.KeyCode = Keys.Enter Then
              e.Handled = True
              Me.ProcessTabKey(Keys.Tab)
          Else
              MyBase.OnKeyUp(e)
          End If
      End Sub
  End Class
  

  That will process the enter key as a tab key when trying to tab though the datagrid cells, if you need to handle tab also on the form you will have to do what Marioh said, but with a little change.

  Protected Overrides Sub OnKeyUp(ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs)
          If e.KeyCode = Keys.Enter AndAlso Not ActiveControl.GetType() Is GetType(Class1) Then
              e.Handled = True
              Me.ProcessTabKey(Not e.Shift)
          Else
              MyBase.OnKeyUp(e)
          End If
      End Sub
  

  You will just have to add a check for type of the active control otherwise the form will stop your custom datagrid tab code from working.