Question

I’ve got a WinForm which has a TextBox. I’ve wired up the KeyPress event so I can do stuff with the text in that textbox instance.

In the method that handles that event, the value of the TextBox.Text is the current text box content MINUS the key just pressed. I need it to be the exact text INCLUDING what key i just pessed.

for example :-

• TextBox.Text == hello
• I then click the backspace key.
• The KeyPress event is fired .. the value of TextBox.Text ==
"hello" 🙁 I want it to equal "hell".

And please don’t say just add the e.KeyChar value .. because that now is hello\b.

Is there an event i can use that can get fired AFTER the key is pressed -and- the value of the textbox is the correct/current value?

Answer 1

You need the KeyUp event.

Key events occur in the following order:
1. KeyDown
2. KeyPress
3. KeyUp

Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.control.keyup.aspx

Also consider TextChanged if you’re only working with the text and not the keys in particular.