Control.CanFocus Property
Gets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus.
[Visual Basic] Public ReadOnly Property CanFocus As Boolean [C#] public bool CanFocus {get;} [C++] public: __property bool get_CanFocus(); [JScript] public function get CanFocus() : Boolean;
Property Value
true if the control can receive focus; otherwise, false.
Remarks
In order for a control to receive input focus, the control must have a handle assigned to it, and the Visible and Enabled properties must both be set to true.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example sets focus to the specified Control, if it can receive focus.
[Visual Basic] Public Sub ControlSetFocus(control As Control) ' Set focus to the control, if it can receive focus. If control.CanFocus Then control.Focus() End If End Sub [C#] public void ControlSetFocus(Control control) { // Set focus to the control, if it can receive focus. if(control.CanFocus) { control.Focus(); } } [C++] public: void ControlSetFocus(Control* control) { // Set focus to the control, if it can receive focus. if (control->CanFocus) { control->Focus(); } }
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Requirements
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
See Also
Control Class | Control Members | System.Windows.Forms Namespace | Enabled | Handle | Visible | Focus | Focused | CanSelect