Question

If I have a linklabel on a .net winform, is there anyway I can, when the link label is focused, get a press of the enter key to cause said LinkLabel to click?

Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to expose a KeyDown event.

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EDIT

The simplest solution is to use PreviewKeyDown, if anyone happens to Google here.

Answer 1

You could create your own link label class which extends the LinkLabel and overrides the OnKeyUp or OnKeyDown event to capture the ENTER keypress.

That would save you reproducing the code for every link label you add to your form.

e.g.

public class LinkLabelEx : LinkLabel
{

    protected override void OnKeyUp(KeyEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter)
        {
            e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
            e.Handled = true;
            OnLinkClicked(new LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs(new Link(0, this.Text.Length)));
        }
        else
        {
            base.OnKeyUp(e);
        }
    }

}