New topic: TextField "KeyDown" versus "LostFocus"
<http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?t=43965> Page 1 of 1 [ 3 posts ] Previous topic | Next topic Author Message RonBower Post subject: TextField "KeyDown" versus "LostFocus"Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 12:03 pm Joined: Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:06 pm Posts: 24 My application has a window with about a dozen different text fields where the user enters various types of information that is eventually entered into a database. As currently coded, the data entered into each field is processed/examined each time the user enters either a "Tab" or an "Enter" Key with code in each TextField's "KeyDown" event handler. The application is working well and has been tested by a half dozen beta testers. One new user is moving from field to field by clicking the mouse into each field - thus he progresses through the form without ever hitting a "Tab" or an "Enter". To accomodate this user's habits, it seems that I have to replicate the code in each control's "KeyDown" event handler into each control's "LostFocus" event handler and treat it as a "Tab". It just seems that there has to be a better way - maybe I started with the wrong approach long ago. Any advice for this newbie ??? Ron Bower Ellicott City, MD Top elChupete Post subject: Re: TextField "KeyDown" versus "LostFocus"Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 12:56 pm Joined: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:50 am Posts: 307 Location: Hamburg, Germany Lostfocus seems to be the only place to execute the check. If you want to check in keydown and lostfocus using the same checkrules simply put the check rule into an own method and call it from keydown and lostfocus. So you end up with just one place where the check is coded _________________ Best regards Stefan Mac OSX 10.7.3 on a MacBook Pro 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7/ RB Professional 2011 Release 3 Top DaveS Post subject: Re: TextField "KeyDown" versus "LostFocus"Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 1:43 pm Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:46 am Posts: 3672 Location: San Diego, CA FUNCTION KEYDOWN(key as string) as boolean if ascb(key)=13 or ascb(key)=3 then VALIDATE_MY_INPUT END FUNCTION SUB LOSTFOCUS VALIDATE_MY_INPUT END SUB move all validation code to VALIDATE_MY_INPUT _________________ Dave Sisemore MacPro, OSX 10.7.3 RB2011r3 Note : I am not interested in any solutions that involve custom Plug-ins of any kind Top Display posts from previous: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by AuthorPost timeSubject AscendingDescending Page 1 of 1 [ 3 posts ] -- Over 1500 classes with 29000 functions in one REALbasic plug-in collection. The Monkeybread Software Realbasic Plugin v9.3. http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.shtml [email protected]
