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Packagemx.validators
Classpublic class NumberValidator
InheritanceNumberValidator Inheritance Validator Inheritance EventDispatcher Inheritance Object

The NumberValidator class ensures that a String represents a valid number. It can ensure that the input falls within a given range (specified by minValue and maxValue), is an integer (specified by domain), is non-negative (specified by allowNegative), and does not exceed the specified precision. The validator correctly validates formatted numbers (e.g., "12,345.67") and you can customize the thousandsSeparator and decimalSeparator properties for internationalization.

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The <mx:NumberValidator> tag inherits all of the tag attributes of its superclass, and adds the following tag attributes:

  <mx:NumberValidator 
    allowNegative="true|false" 
    decimalPointCountError="The decimal separator can only occur once." 
    decimalSeparator="." 
    domain="real|int" 
    exceedsMaxError="The number entered is too large." 
    integerError="The number must be an integer." 
    invalidCharError="The input contains invalid characters." 
    invalidFormatCharsError="One of the formatting parameters is invalid." 
    lowerThanMinError="The number entered is too small." 
    maxValue="NaN" 
    minValue="NaN" 
    negativeError="The number may not be negative." 
    precision="-1" 
    precisionError="The number entered has too many digits beyond the decimal point." 
    separationError="The thousands separator must be followed by three digits." 
    thousandsSeparator="," 
  />
  

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Public Properties
 PropertyDefined by
  allowNegative : Boolean
Specifies whether negative numbers are permitted.
NumberValidator
 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
Object
  decimalPointCountError : String
Error message when the decimal separator character occurs more than once.
NumberValidator
  decimalSeparator : String
The character used to separate the whole from the fractional part of the number.
NumberValidator
  domain : String
Type of number to be validated.
NumberValidator
 Inheritedenabled : Boolean
Setting this value to false will stop the validator from performing validation.
Validator
  exceedsMaxError : String
Error message when the value exceeds the maxValue property.
NumberValidator
  integerError : String
Error message when the number must be an integer, as defined by the domain property.
NumberValidator
  invalidCharError : String
Error message when the value contains invalid characters.
NumberValidator
  invalidFormatCharsError : String
Error message when the value contains invalid format characters, which means that it contains a digit or minus sign (-) as a separator character, or it contains two or more consecutive separator characters.
NumberValidator
 Inheritedlistener : Object
Specifies the validation listener.
Validator
  lowerThanMinError : String
Error message when the value is less than minValue.
NumberValidator
  maxValue : Number
Maximum value for a valid number.
NumberValidator
  minValue : Number
Minimum value for a valid number.
NumberValidator
  negativeError : String
Error message when the value is negative and the allowNegative property is false.
NumberValidator
  precision : int
The maximum number of digits allowed to follow the decimal point.
NumberValidator
  precisionError : String
Error message when the value has a precision that exceeds the value defined by the precision property.
NumberValidator
 Inheritedproperty : String
A String specifying the name of the property of the source object that contains the value to validate.
Validator
 Inheritedprototype : Object
[static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.
Object
 Inheritedrequired : Boolean
If true, specifies that a missing or empty value causes a validation error.
Validator
 InheritedrequiredFieldError : String
Error message when a value is missing and the required property is true.
Validator
  separationError : String
Error message when the thousands separator is in the wrong location.
NumberValidator
 Inheritedsource : Object
Specifies the object containing the property to validate.
Validator
  thousandsSeparator : String
The character used to separate thousands in the whole part of the number.
NumberValidator
 Inheritedtrigger : IEventDispatcher
Specifies the component generating the event that triggers the validator.
Validator
 InheritedtriggerEvent : String
Specifies the event that triggers the validation.
Validator
Protected Properties
 PropertyDefined by
 InheritedactualListeners : Array
Contains an Array of listener objects, if any, or the source object.
Validator
 InheritedactualTrigger : IEventDispatcher
Contains the trigger object, if any, or the source object.
Validator
 InheritedsubFields : Array
An Array of Strings containing the names for the properties contained in the value Object passed to the validate() method.
Validator
Public Methods
 MethodDefined by
  
Constructor.
NumberValidator
 Inherited
addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void
Registers an event listener object with an EventDispatcher object so that the listener receives notification of an event.
EventDispatcher
 Inherited
Dispatches an event into the event flow.
EventDispatcher
 Inherited
Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event.
EventDispatcher
 Inherited
initialized(document:Object, id:String):void
Called automatically by the MXML compiler when the Validator is created using an MXML tag.
Validator
 Inherited
removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void
Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object.
EventDispatcher
 Inherited
setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
Object
 Inherited
Returns the string representation of the specified object.
Object
 Inherited
validate(value:Object = null, suppressEvents:Boolean = false):ValidationResultEvent
Performs validation and optionally notifies the listeners of the result.
Validator
 Inherited
validateAll(validators:Array):Array
[static] Invokes all the validators in the validators Array.
Validator
  
validateNumber(validator:NumberValidator, value:Object, baseField:String):Array
[static] Convenience method for calling a validator from within a custom validation function.
NumberValidator
 Inherited
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Object
 Inherited
Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type.
EventDispatcher
Protected Methods
 MethodDefined by
 Inherited
Sets up all of the listeners for the valid and invalid events dispatched from the validator.
Validator
  
Override of the base class doValidation() method to validate a number.
NumberValidator
 Inherited
Returns the Object to validate.
Validator
 Inherited
Returns a ValidationResultEvent from the Array of error results.
Validator
 Inherited
Returns true if value is null.
Validator
 Inherited
Disconnects all of the listeners for the valid and invalid events dispatched from the validator.
Validator
Events
 EventSummaryDefined by
 Inherited Dispatched when Flash Player gains operating system focus and becomes active.EventDispatcher
 Inherited Dispatched when Flash Player loses operating system focus and is becoming inactive.EventDispatcher
 Inherited Dispatched when validation fails.Validator
 Inherited Dispatched when validation succeeds.Validator
Protected Constants
 ConstantDefined by
 InheritedDECIMAL_DIGITS : String = "0123456789"
[static] A String containing the decimal digits 0 through 9.
Validator
 InheritedROMAN_LETTERS : String = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
[static] A string containing the upper- and lower-case letters of the Roman alphabet ("A" through "Z" and "a" through "z").
Validator
Property detail
allowNegativeproperty
public var allowNegative:Boolean

Specifies whether negative numbers are permitted. Valid values are true or false.

The default value is true.

decimalPointCountErrorproperty 
public var decimalPointCountError:String

Error message when the decimal separator character occurs more than once.

The default value is "The decimal separator can only occur once.".

decimalSeparatorproperty 
public var decimalSeparator:String

The character used to separate the whole from the fractional part of the number. Cannot be a digit and must be distinct from the thousandsSeparator.

The default value is ".".

domainproperty 
public var domain:String

Type of number to be validated. Permitted values are "real" and "int".

The default value is "real".

exceedsMaxErrorproperty 
public var exceedsMaxError:String

Error message when the value exceeds the maxValue property.

The default value is "The number entered is too large.".

integerErrorproperty 
public var integerError:String

Error message when the number must be an integer, as defined by the domain property.

The default value is "The number must be an integer.".

invalidCharErrorproperty 
public var invalidCharError:String

Error message when the value contains invalid characters.

The default value is The input contains invalid characters.".

invalidFormatCharsErrorproperty 
public var invalidFormatCharsError:String

Error message when the value contains invalid format characters, which means that it contains a digit or minus sign (-) as a separator character, or it contains two or more consecutive separator characters.

The default value is "One of the formatting parameters is invalid.".

lowerThanMinErrorproperty 
public var lowerThanMinError:String

Error message when the value is less than minValue.

The default value is "The number entered is too small.".

maxValueproperty 
public var maxValue:Number

Maximum value for a valid number. A value of NaN means there is no maximum.

The default value is NaN.

minValueproperty 
public var minValue:Number

Minimum value for a valid number. A value of NaN means there is no minimum.

The default value is NaN.

negativeErrorproperty 
public var negativeError:String

Error message when the value is negative and the allowNegative property is false.

The default value is "The number may not be negative.".

precisionproperty 
public var precision:int

The maximum number of digits allowed to follow the decimal point. Can be any nonnegative integer. Note: Setting to 0 has the same effect as setting domain to "int". A value of -1 means it is ignored.

The default value is -1.

precisionErrorproperty 
public var precisionError:String

Error message when the value has a precision that exceeds the value defined by the precision property.

The default value is "The number entered has too many digits beyond the decimal point.".

separationErrorproperty 
public var separationError:String

Error message when the thousands separator is in the wrong location.

The default value is "The thousands separator must be followed by three digits.".

thousandsSeparatorproperty 
public var thousandsSeparator:String

The character used to separate thousands in the whole part of the number. Cannot be a digit and must be distinct from the decimalSeparator.

The default value is ",".

Constructor detail
NumberValidator()constructor
public function NumberValidator()

Constructor.

Method detail
doValidation()method
protected override function doValidation(value:Object):Array

Override of the base class doValidation() method to validate a number.

You do not call this method directly; Flex calls it as part of performing a validation. If you create a custom Validator class, you must implement this method.

Parameters
value:Object — Object to validate.

Returns
Array — An Array of ValidationResult objects, with one ValidationResult object for each field examined by the validator.
validateNumber()method 
public static function validateNumber(validator:NumberValidator, value:Object, baseField:String):Array

Convenience method for calling a validator from within a custom validation function. Each of the standard Flex validators has a similar convenience method.

Parameters
validator:NumberValidator — The NumberValidator instance.
 
value:Object — A field to validate.
 
baseField:String — Text representation of the subfield specified in the value parameter. For example, if the value parameter specifies value.number, the baseField value is "number".

Returns
Array — An Array of ValidationResult objects, with one ValidationResult object for each field examined by the validator.

See also

Examples
NumberValidatorExample
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Simple example to demonstrate the NumberValidator. -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">

    <mx:Script>
        import mx.controls.Alert;
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:NumberValidator source="{age}" property="text" integerError="Enter Integer value"
        minValue="18" maxValue="50" domain="int" 
        trigger="{myButton}" triggerEvent="click"
        valid="Alert.show('Validation Succeeded!');"/>

    <mx:Panel title="NumberValidator Example" width="75%" height="75%" 
        paddingTop="10" paddingLeft="10" paddingRight="10" paddingBottom="10">

        <mx:Form>
            <mx:FormItem label="Enter an age between 18 and 50: ">
                <mx:TextInput id="age" width="100%"/>
            </mx:FormItem>

            <mx:FormItem >
                <mx:Button id="myButton" label="Validate" />
            </mx:FormItem>
        </mx:Form>
    </mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>





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