Closing mdi child with esc

Question

I need to close an mdi child with Esc key. I tried using keydown and keypress events, but i cant even get the form respond to those events when pressing any key.

Answer 1

try this

private void Form_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Escape)
    {
        this.Close();
    }
}

or make use of

Form.CancelButton Property - Gets or sets the button control that is clicked when the user presses the ESC key.

Answer 2

Set the Property of the Form KeyPreview=True and go with Keydown Event

if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Escape){
   this.Close();
}