How to assign a shortcut key (something like Ctrl+F) to a text box in Windows Forms?

Question

I am building a tool using C#. It's a Windows application. I have one text box on a form, and I want to assign focus to that text box when the user presses Ctrl + F or Ctrl + S.

How do I do this?

Answer 1

Capture the KeyDown event and place an if statement in it to check what keys were pressed.

private void form_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    if ((e.Control && e.KeyCode == Keys.F) || (e.Control && e.KeyCode == Keys.S)) {
        txtSearch.Focus();
    }
}