Executing viewmodels command on enter in TextBox

Question

I want to execute a command in my viewmodel when the user presses enter in a TextBox. The command works when bound to a button.

Answer 1

In addition to Mark Heath's answer, I took the class one step further by implementing Command Parameter attached property in this way;

public static class EnterKeyHelpers
{
        public static ICommand GetEnterKeyCommand(DependencyObject target)
        {
            return (ICommand)target.GetValue(EnterKeyCommandProperty);
        }

        public static void SetEnterKeyCommand(DependencyObject target, ICommand value)
        {
            target.SetValue(EnterKeyCommandProperty, value);
        }

        public static readonly DependencyProperty EnterKeyCommandProperty =
            DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached(
                "EnterKeyCommand",
                typeof(ICommand),
                typeof(EnterKeyHelpers),
                new PropertyMetadata(null, OnEnterKeyCommandChanged));


        public static object GetEnterKeyCommandParam(DependencyObject target)
        {
            return (object)target.GetValue(EnterKeyCommandParamProperty);
        }

        public static void SetEnterKeyCommandParam(DependencyObject target, object value)
        {
            target.SetValue(EnterKeyCommandParamProperty, value);
        }

        public static readonly DependencyProperty EnterKeyCommandParamProperty =
            DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached(
                "EnterKeyCommandParam",
                typeof(object),
                typeof(EnterKeyHelpers),
                new PropertyMetadata(null));

        static void OnEnterKeyCommandChanged(DependencyObject target, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            ICommand command = (ICommand)e.NewValue;
            Control control = (Control)target;
            control.KeyDown += (s, args) =>
            {
                if (args.Key == Key.Enter)
                {
                    // make sure the textbox binding updates its source first
                    BindingExpression b = control.GetBindingExpression(TextBox.TextProperty);
                    if (b != null)
                    {
                        b.UpdateSource();
                    }
                    object commandParameter = GetEnterKeyCommandParam(target);
                    command.Execute(commandParameter);
                }
            };
        }
    } 

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