Well, the reason you'd want to use a DateFied vs.
TextField are pretty simple.
A. DateFied has a built in calender component, so
they can pull up a calendar and select a date, which will auto populate a
field
B. You don't have to write a validator for it.(i
think, don't quote me on that).
Go to the flex docs, and look at the mini examples they
have, it should help.
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From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of javawebgrrl
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Subject: [flexcoders] Using a Text Field vs a Date Field
I have a situation where I want a user to be able to enter a date
into a Text Field. (as opposed to a dateField) (Can explain why if
you
want, but will leave this alone for now!)
My problem is what to do if the user enters something like "abc". I
am wondering if I could use the parseDateString method of the
DateFormatter class. If this method returns a valid Date, than I can
assume all is OK, if not, I can show an error message.
Though this method shoulw work, it does not feel like a "best
practice", any opinions on this?
Thanks.
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