How to keep focus in the same textbox in WPF MVVM?

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So i have a view with a bunch of buttons, and a single textbox :

   <TextBox Name="InputField" Text="{Binding Path=InputField, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"/>

i want at all times keep focus in this textbox because this textbox is used for very many different things. Right now if i click on buttons in the same view, focus is lost and i cant really figure out how to "catch" that focus is lost so i can focus textbox again.

How do i achieve this?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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Use TextBox.OnLostFocus event a handler when focus lost reset it I hope it will resolve your issue.

Other way is to set focus to your textbox on buttons mouse key down event.

look here the way to achieve what you are trying Set focus on textbox in WPF from view model (C#)

edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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answered Oct 08 '15 at 14:06

Abdul Rehman

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 08 '15 at 14:05

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try add

InputField.Focus();

on the end of button's click event.

answered Oct 08 '15 at 14:05

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MVVM is all about avoiding "button click events". – Kamil Nov 01 '19 at 00:17

How to keep focus in the same textbox in WPF MVVM?

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