TabKeyBehavior Property

Applies To

TextBox control.

Description

Determines whether tabs are allowed in the edit region.

Syntax

object.TabKeyBehavior [= Boolean]

The TabKeyBehavior property syntax has these parts:

Part	Description

object	Required. A valid object.
Boolean	Optional. The effect of pressing TAB.

Settings

The settings for Boolean are:

Value	Description

True	Pressing TAB inserts a tab character in the edit region.
False	Pressing TAB moves the focus to the next object in the tab order (default).

Remarks

The TabKeyBehavior and MultiLine properties are closely related. The values described above only apply if MultiLine is True. If MultiLine is False, pressing TAB always moves the focus to the next control in the tab order regardless of the value of TabKeyBehavior.

The effect of pressing CTRL+TAB also depends on the value of MultiLine. If MultiLine is True, pressing CTRL+TAB creates a new line regardless of the value of TabKeyBehavior. If MultiLine is False, pressing CTRL+TAB has no effect.