PRB: Arrow Key Doesn't Fire Keypress Treeview/Listview Controls (143405)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
This article was previously published under Q143405

SUMMARY

Pressing an arrow key does not fire the keypress event for the Treeview and Listview controls because they have built-in functionality for these keys. It is not obvious which event is available to determine that the selected node has changed because of this behavior.

MORE INFORMATION

The ItemClick event for the Listview control and the NodeClick for the Treeview control get fired whenever an item's selection changes, even if it changes as a result of a keystroke.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Start Visual Basic and click New Project (ALT, F, N) on the File menu.
  2. Click Custom controls on the Tools menu.
  3. Inside of the Custom controls dialog box, check the "Microsoft Windows Common Controls." Then click the OK button.
  4. Place a TreeView control on the form.
  5. Insert the following code in the Form_Load event: 
          Private Sub Form_Load()

      Dim nodX As Node
      Set nodX = TreeView1.Nodes.Add(, , "Root", "Root")
      Set nodX = TreeView1.Nodes.Add("Root", 4, "Node1", "Node1")
      Set nodX = TreeView1.Nodes.Add("Node1", 4, "Node2", "Node2")
      Set nodX = TreeView1.Nodes.Add("Node2", 4, "Node3", "Node3")

      End Sub
  6. Add the following line to the TreeView1_Keydown event: 
         Debug.Print  "TreeView Keydown "; KeyCode
  7. Add the following line to the Form_Keydown event: 
         Debug.Print  "Form Keydown "; KeyCode
  8. Set the Form's KeyPreview property to True.
  9. Run the program. The TreeView control should have the focus. Use the arrow keys to move around the tree. Note that the keydown events are not triggered and no text appears in the debug window.
  10. Press the letter "N." Note that the node having the focus changes and you can monitor the keys in the debug window. This works correctly.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/18/2003
Keywords:kb32bitOnly kbcode kbprb KB143405
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