Comments on: Restricting which characters a user can type in a TextInput control in Flex http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/ Just a bunch of Adobe Flex Examples Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:26:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Peter deHaan http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-8079 Peter deHaan Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:35:34 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/#comment-8079 @dirk, You could use a NumberValidator, or just use a NumericStepper or ComboBox control. Peter @dirk,

You could use a NumberValidator, or just use a NumericStepper or ComboBox control.

Peter

]]> By: dirk http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-8078 dirk Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:14:10 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/#comment-8078 hi peter, how do you restrict a range of numbers as from 1 to 12? Thanks a lot hi peter, how do you restrict a range of numbers as from 1 to 12?
Thanks a lot

]]> By: louis http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-8024 louis Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:51:25 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/#comment-8024 hi peter, how to restrict enter in a text area. i try restrict="[^\n]". but didn't work. thanks hi peter, how to restrict enter in a text area. i try restrict=”[^\n]“.
but didn’t work. thanks

]]> By: Peter deHaan http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-6407 Peter deHaan Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:08:40 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/#comment-6407 @hardik, <pre lang="mxml"> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ protected function init():void { txtInput2.restrict = "^\""; /* or */ txtInput2.restrict = '^"'; } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:TextInput id="txtInput1" restrict="^"" /> <mx:TextInput id="txtInput2" initialize="init();" /> </mx:Application> </pre> Peter @hardik,

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
 
    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            protected function init():void {
                txtInput2.restrict = "^\"";
 
                /* or */
 
                txtInput2.restrict = '^"';
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>
 
    <mx:TextInput id="txtInput1" restrict="^&quot;" />
    <mx:TextInput id="txtInput2" initialize="init();" />
 
</mx:Application>

Peter

]]> By: hardik http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-6397 hardik Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:03:46 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/#comment-6397 how to restrict double quotes in a text input field how to restrict double quotes in a text input field

]]> By: Saroj Panda http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-5785 Saroj Panda Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:53:58 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/#comment-5785 I have to do the validation that user can enter hyphen(-) only once in the textinput. Can anyone help me. Urgent!! I have to do the validation that user can enter hyphen(-) only once in the textinput. Can anyone help me. Urgent!!

]]> By: Peter deHaan http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-3269 Peter deHaan Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:50:23 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/#comment-3269 Using MXML: <pre class="code"> <mx:TextInput id="textInput" restrict="^&" /> </pre> Using ActionScript: <pre class="code"> private var textInput:TextInput; private function init():void { textInput = new TextInput(); <strong style="color:red;">textInput.restrict = "^&";</strong> addChild(textInput); } </pre> Peter Using MXML:

<mx:TextInput id="textInput"
        restrict="^&amp;" />

Using ActionScript:

private var textInput:TextInput;
private function init():void {
    textInput = new TextInput();
    textInput.restrict = "^&";
    addChild(textInput);
}

Peter

]]> By: how can I exclude &? http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-3268 how can I exclude &? Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:57:12 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/#comment-3268 How can I exclude &. Thanks How can I exclude &.

Thanks

]]> By: missamma http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-3270 missamma Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:23:13 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/#comment-3270 Can anypne pls tell me how to restrict the first character of the textInput..? I mean user the should able to enter a string which starts with only alphabet..? Regards Missamma. Can anypne pls tell me how to restrict the first character of the textInput..?

I mean user the should able to enter a string which starts with only alphabet..?

Regards
Missamma.

]]> By: peterd http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-3267 peterd Mon, 19 May 2008 15:24:18 +0000 http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/#comment-3267 <a href="http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/05/15/restricting-which-characters-a-user-can-type-in-a-textinput-control-in-flex/#comment-12743" rel="nofollow">stream</a>, I've filed a bug for the issue at http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-15590 . Feel free to add any other comments to the bug, or subscribe/watch the bug for future updates. Thanks, Peter stream,

I’ve filed a bug for the issue at http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-15590 . Feel free to add any other comments to the bug, or subscribe/watch the bug for future updates.

Thanks,
Peter

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