Call KeyDown event from button

[MrPike]

I have a basic vb question that I cannot get right.  I want to call the KeyDown event of a textbox with a button click.  This code throws an "Invalid Cast exception was unhandled" when I press the button.  I assume I do not have the correct arguments but not sure what to use.  Any help is appreciated, Thanks.

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Private Sub btnConnect_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnConnect.Click   'give the user the option to click a "connect" button
        tbxIPaddress_KeyDown(sender, New System.EventArgs())

    End Sub

[Archie]

Try this:

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tbxIPaddress_KeyDown(sender, New System.EventArgs.Empty)


[MrPike]

that doesn't seem to compile.  I get the blue squiggly under .Empty from intellisense.

Here is the details of the exception from the original code

[Archie]

I should have left off the keyword "new"

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tbxIPaddress_KeyDown(sender, System.EventArgs.Empty)

or maybe even this:

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New System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs(Keys.A)


[MrPike]

the later worked by substituting key.A for key.Enter.  Thank you

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New System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs(Keys.Enter)