Override AcceptButton Setting On Inherited Windows Form

Question

I am working on a winforms application. The form I am working on inherits a base form. On the base form the AcceptButton property is set to cmdOK (basically the save and exit button). This is required behaviour.

However, the form I am working on has a number of dropdownlist and while the focus is on them I need to change the behaviour of the enter key.

For example if the focus is on cboTags and Enter is press I need to call cmdAddTag_Click , if shift + Enter is press I need to call cmdRemoveTag_Click . I have added the following code:

private void cboTags_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter && e.Modifiers == Keys.Shift)
    {
        cmdRemoveTag_Click(new object(), new EventArgs());
    }
    else if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter)
    {
        cmdAddTag_Click(new object(), new EventArgs());
    }
}  

When I tested it and found the window closed I realised the AcceptButton property had been set on the inherited form. I cannot find a way round it.

EDIT

If the focus is anywhere else on the form the behaviour should remain as it is. It is only while focus is on certain controls I need to change the behaviour of the Enter key.

Answer 1

this.AcceptButton = null;

(or some variation which you control programatically)

EDIT :

By "control programatically", I mean that when you focus on a region you don't want to have the AcceptButton fire on then you run that code and then when you leave it you set AcceptButton back to what it was.