control_tabindex.md

-api-id	-api-type
P:Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Control.TabIndex	winrt property

Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Control.TabIndex

-description

Gets or sets a value that indicates the order in which elements receive focus when the user navigates through the app UI using the Tab key.

-xaml-syntax

<control TabIndex="int"/>

-property-value

A value that indicates the preferred order of navigation.

When no value is specified, the default value is MaxValue. The system then attempts a tab order based on the declaration order in the XAML or child collections.

-remarks

Initial focus is set to the element with the lowest TabIndex that can receive focus. In a tie, the first element in the visual tree receives focus. Child elements of container controls are ignored.

-examples

-see-also

IsTabStop, TabNavigation, Keyboard interactions, Keyboard accessibility