NumberFields in Maxgui? Need some help

Hi,

I'm trying to get started on a simple MAxGUI app with the demo. (but I own BlitzMax however).

When my app launches the user is prompted to enter names, I did that with the CreateTextField() function.

Now I'd like the user to enter some numeric values in other fields, and retrieve them as integers. Obviously I can't do that with CreateTextField(). Is there a equivalent to it which would only accept numbers? (like a CreateNumtField() thingy ?). I can't find info about this in the doc.

Thanks a lot !

Nino

Simple, the textfield accepts *everything*.. and at each textfield event (you typed something) you get the contents of the textfield, get rid of non-numbers yourself, and put the filtered text back.

Another solution is to make a special new gadget yourself which looks like an editfield, but only accepts numbers..

Thanks CS_TBL,

But I guess I'm too much of a beginner to do that. Hints would be welcome. Thanks a lot :)

SuperStrict

Local window:TGadget=CreateWindow("o_O",0,0,640,480)

Local tf:TGadget=CreateTextField(32,32,64,20,window,2)
Local a:String
Local a2:String
Local a3:String
Local t:Int

Repeat
	WaitEvent()
	If EventID()=EVENT_WINDOWCLOSE End
	
	If EventID()=EVENT_GADGETACTION
		If EventSource()=tf
			a=TextFieldText(tf)
			a2=""
			For t=0 Until Len(a)
				a3=Mid(a,t+1,1)
				If Instr("0123456789",a3) ' number found?
					a2:+a3
				EndIf
			Next
			SetGadgetText tf,a2
		EndIf
	EndIf
Forever

I leave it up to you to make a decent function out of it. :P

Thanks, I'll dig that in the morning !

oh heck, what the f*ck .. here ya go. A hookie for a rookie :P

SuperStrict

' ===========================================================================
' ===========================================================================
' ===========================================================================

Type TNumfield

	Field tf:TGadget
	Field NewEvent:TEvent=New TEvent
	
	Function eventhook:Object(id:Int,data:Object,context:Object)
		If TNumfield(context) TNumfield(context).ev TEvent(data);Return data	
	EndFunction
	
	Method New()
		AddHook EmitEventHook,eventhook,Self
	End Method
	
	Method Free()
		RemoveHook EmitEventHook,eventhook
		FreeGadget tf
		GCCollect()
	End Method
	
	Method ev(event:TEvent)
	
		Local t:Int
		Local a:String
		Local a2:String
		Local a3:String
		
		If Event.id=EVENT_GADGETACTION
			If Event.source=tf
				a=TextFieldText(tf)
				a2=""
				For t=0 Until Len(a)
					a3=Mid(a,t+1,1)
					If Instr("0123456789",a3) ' number found?
						a2:+a3
					EndIf
				Next
				SetGadgetText tf,a2
				NewEvent.ID=EVENT_GADGETACTION
				NewEvent.source=Self
				EmitEvent NewEvent				
			EndIf
		EndIf
	End Method
	
	Method Value$()
		Return TextFieldText(tf)
	End Method
	
End Type

Function CreateNumfield:TNumfield(x:Int,y:Int,w:Int,h:Int,parent:TGadget,style:Int=0)
	Local a:TNumfield=New TNumfield
	a.tf=CreateTextField(x,y,w,h,parent,style)
	Return a
End Function

' ===========================================================================
' ===========================================================================
' ===========================================================================

Local window:TGadget=CreateWindow("o_O",0,0,640,480)

Local tf:TNumfield=CreateNumField(32,32,64,20,window,2)

Repeat
	WaitEvent()
	If EventID()=EVENT_WINDOWCLOSE And EventSource()=window
		tf.Free
		End
	EndIf
	
	If EventSource()=tf
		DebugLog tf.Value()
	EndIf
Forever

Hi, Have a look here also, Eikon and Pert came up with some good ways to filter out non numeric data in a text field.

http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=55626