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c#wpffocustab-ordering

How to move focus using up, down, left and right keys just like a datagrid in WPF?

In my WPF application, I want to move focus to the controls using up, down, left and right keys.

Any ideas?

Solution

  • Are you referring to the tab ordering? This means the order in which the focus cycles through your controls when you press TAB or SHIFT-TAB.

    The tab ordering in WPF doesn't run in a specific sequence of numbers. Rather, it just checks to see what hte next highest number is. Ie: you could set one control to 0 and one control to 45 and as long there aren't any controls between 0 and 45 then it will jump to 45. To set the order in xaml you add this attached property to your definitions:

    <Control KeyboardNavigation.TabIndex="0" />

    If you want to exclude controls from the tab order you can: 

    <control IsTabStop="false"/>

    If you'd like to know more information or this doesn't apply to you then can you please supply more detail in your question?