Adding missing Component declaration <mx:DateFormatter id="df" formatString="MM/DD/YYYY"/>
The full example app is this <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" creationComplete="init();"> <mx:DateFormatter id="df" formatString="MM/DD/YYYY"/> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.charts.chartClasses.StackedSeries; import mx.validators.*; import mx.controls.Alert; public function init():void { var dateValidator:DateValidator = new DateValidator(); dateValidator.inputFormat = "MM/DD/YYYY"; var dateObj:Date = new Date(); Alert.show(dateValidator.validate(df.format (dateObj)).type); Alert.show(df.format(dateObj)); } ]]> </mx:Script> </mx:Application> --- In [email protected], "bill_sahlas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Based on what I see/read you need to specify an inputFormat > > var dateValidator:DateValidator = new DateValidator(); > dateValidator.inputFormat = "MM/DD/YYYY"; > > var dateObj:Date = new Date(); > Alert.show(dateValidator.validate(df.format(dateObj)).type); > Alert.show(df.format(dateObj)); > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Doug Arthur" <dougarthur@> wrote: > > > > Does anyone know why I can't seem to get the following code to work? > > > > *var* dateValidator:DateValidator = *new* DateValidator(); > > Alert.show(dateValidator.validate(*new* Date()).type); > > > > > > This shows up as invalid. I've tried setting the "validateAsString" > property > > to true, and nothing seems to work... > > > > - Doug > > > -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

