tab Index is not working properly

Question

Hi I have two group box in form each group box have some text boxes and button control. for ex: groupbox 1 have 3 textbox and 1 button groupbox 2 have 3 textbox and 1 button I have given tabIndex first to text box and then to button group box 1 Textbox1 - tabindex = 0 Textbox1 - tabindex = 1 Textbox1 - tabindex = 2 button - tabindex = 6 group box 2 Textbox1 - tabindex = 3 Textbox1 - tabindex = 4 Textbox1 - tabindex = 5 button - tabindex = 7 Problem is tab Index is not working properly. Afert third text box of groupbox 1 it goes to button of groupbox one.I want tab index like above Please suggest how can I do. Thanks

Vulpes · Answer

Sorry Areeb the only alternative I would have had is to try and set focus to the next control programatically as Sudhakar has already suggested. If you do decide to leave the buttons outside the GroupBoxes then you might be able to improve the look by placing them in their own bordered panels using the same backcolor as the GroupBox.

Areeb Quazi · Answer

Hi Sudhakar Thanks for your reply. Your solution is correct even I know this solution but I want any simple alternative solution because in my case I have a from and that form have 8 tabs and each tabs have multiple group boxes with some textboxes and buttons I create Event to set focus then code is very lenghty so if you have any alternative solution then please suggest

Areeb Quazi · Answer

Hi Vulpes Thanks for your reply. Your solution is working but in my case i have a from and that form have 8 tabs and each tabs have multiple group boxes with some textboxes and buttons then for me its very diffictult to place buttons outside group box due to look and feel. do you have any alternative solution.

Kunal Vaishya · Answer

Set Like This and try group box 1 = 0 Textbox1 - tabindex = 2 Textbox1 - tabindex = 3 Textbox1 - tabindex = 4 button - tabindex = 5 group box 2 = 1 Textbox1 - tabindex = 6 Textbox1 - tabindex = 7 Textbox1 - tabindex = 8 button - tabindex = 9

Frogleg · Answer

You can also draw your own groupbox

Sudhakar Chaudhary · Answer

you can alos use Focus() method; if any problem see the given code.

Vulpes · Answer

Well the problem is that each 'container' has its own tab order and so the controls in GroupBox1 will therefore be tabbed through before those in GroupBox2. An easy solution would be to take the buttons out of the GroupBoxes and place them on the form itself with tab indices of 2 and 3 (assuming the GroupBoxes are 0 and 1).