Selected button

Question

I have a problem which seems easier but I cannot solve. In a form with some controls (all of them buttons) how can I know wich button is selected? I'm trying with the focused and containsfocus property but it's not working. And the last thing... in case I could know which control is selected how could I generate the click event of this button without actually click it?.. Thanks

fcojaviermu · Answer

If I understood your question it seems simple Try this : foreach(Control o in this.Controls) { if(o.Focused) { MessageBox.Show(the Name of the Control with Focus is : +o.Name); } } Sorry if I misUnderstood

kovan · Answer

just use a variable to keep track of the last focued button 1. make a form level variable of button type 2. on each GotFocus (not getFocus) event of the buttons (not api) set the reference to that clicked button 3. when you get ur key from keyhook then u can use that variable which will act as the button last had focus

begobergua · Answer

Thanks Kovan!! ok the general problem is this.. I'm doing a program which imitates the mouse and I need that when I do click (double click or whatever) in another application although the latter is actived now I want my window to still keep the keyboard input to can handle it. I have try with SetFocus() and GetFocus() from Windows API but I can't make it works. Now I'm using the keyboard hooks. So now I see each key pressed in the system even whem my program has no the focus. I asked these other questions 'cos now each time I see a return key I look for the button selected in my program (they are up down left... double click...) and I raise its clilck event. I took your advises and it's working now... but I'm sure everything can be done much better but I have been trying for days... and I needed a break. Anyway... if you have any idea of how I can improve this tell me;) It will be very apreciated;) Thanks again Ciao

kovan · Answer

one way is to have variable that on every got Focus set the button to this reference why do you need to know which one is selected there is probably a more efficent way to what u require what exactly is it that u are tryng to do with all these buttons etc. and answer to your final q make a method put that method call in the click event and anywhere else this is better than putting ur code right into the event itself u can also raise the event but the method approach is better in my opinion