How to: Designate a Windows Forms Button as the Cancel Button

On any Windows Form, you can designate a Button control to be the cancel button. A cancel button is clicked whenever the user presses the ESC key, regardless of which other control on the form has the focus. Such a button is usually programmed to enable the user to quickly exit an operation without committing to any action.

To designate the cancel button

• Set the form's CancelButton property to the appropriate Button control.

  Private Sub SetCancelButton(ByVal myCancelBtn As Button)
     Me.CancelButton = myCancelBtn
  End Sub
  

  private void SetCancelButton(Button myCancelBtn)
  {
     this.CancelButton = myCancelBtn;
  }
  

  private void SetCancelButton(Button myCancelBtn) 
  {
     this.set_CancelButton(myCancelBtn);
  }
  

  private:
     void SetCancelButton(Button ^ myCancelBtn)
     {
        this->CancelButton = myCancelBtn;
     }
  

See Also

Tasks

How to: Respond to Windows Forms Button Clicks

How to: Designate a Windows Forms Button as the Accept Button

Reference

Button Control Overview (Windows Forms)

CancelButton

Concepts

Ways to Select a Windows Forms Button Control

Other Resources

Button Control (Windows Forms)