ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

Specifying a Default Button

You can specify a default button for a form by using the DefaultButton property of the server-side Form control. If you specify a default button, pressing the keyboard Enter key invokes the button.

For example, the page in Listing 2.24 contains a simple search form. The <form> tag sets the btnSearch Button control as the default button on the page.

Listing 2.24. ButtonDefaultButton.aspx

If you open the page in Listing 2.24, type a search phrase, and press the keyboard Enter key, the form is submitted to the server. ...