| Package | mx.validators |
| Class | public class SocialSecurityValidator |
| Inheritance | SocialSecurityValidator  Validator flash.events.EventDispatcher |
| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Hide MXML SyntaxThe <mx:SocialSecurityValidator> tag
inherits all of the tag attributes of its superclass,
and adds the following tag attributes:
Show MXML Syntax
<mx:SocialSecurityValidator
allowedFormatChars=" -"
invalidCharError="You entered invalid characters in your Social Security number."
wrongFormatError="The Social Security number must be 9 digits or in the form NNN-NN-NNNN."
zeroStartError="Invalid Social Security number; the number cannot start with 000."
/>
| Property | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| allowedFormatChars : String
Specifies the set of formatting characters allowed in the input. | SocialSecurityValidator | ||
 | enabled : Boolean
Setting this value to false will stop the validator
from performing validation. | Validator | |
| invalidCharError : String
Error message when the value contains characters
other than digits and formatting characters
defined by the allowedFormatChars property. | SocialSecurityValidator | ||
| listener : Object
Specifies the validation listener. | Validator | |
| property : String
A String specifying the name of the property
of the source object that contains
the value to validate. | Validator | |
| required : Boolean
If true, specifies that a missing or empty
value causes a validation error. | Validator | |
| requiredFieldError : String
Error message when a value is missing and the
required property is true. | Validator | |
| source : Object
Specifies the object containing the property to validate. | Validator | |
| trigger : IEventDispatcher
Specifies the component generating the event that triggers the validator. | Validator | |
| triggerEvent : String
Specifies the event that triggers the validation. | Validator | |
| wrongFormatError : String
Error message when the value is incorrectly formatted. | SocialSecurityValidator | ||
| zeroStartError : String
Error message when the value contains an invalid Social Security number. | SocialSecurityValidator | ||
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Constructor. | SocialSecurityValidator | ||
| initialized(document:Object, id:String):void
Called automatically by the MXML compiler when the Validator
is created using an MXML tag. | Validator | |
| validate(value:Object = null, suppressEvents:Boolean = false):ValidationResultEvent
Performs validation and optionally notifies
the listeners of the result. | Validator | |
| validateAll(validators:Array):Array [static]
Invokes all the validators in the validators Array. | Validator | |
validateSocialSecurity(validator:SocialSecurityValidator, value:Object, baseField:String):Array [static]
Convenience method for calling a validator. | SocialSecurityValidator | ||
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| addListenerHandler():void
Sets up all of the listeners for the
valid and invalid
events dispatched from the validator. | Validator | |
doValidation(value:Object):Array [override]
Override of the base class doValidation() method
to validate a Social Security number. | SocialSecurityValidator | ||
| getValueFromSource():Object
Returns the Object to validate. | Validator | |
| handleResults(errorResults:Array):ValidationResultEvent
Returns a ValidationResultEvent from the Array of error results. | Validator | |
| isRealValue(value:Object):Boolean
Returns true if value is not null. | Validator | |
| removeListenerHandler():void
Disconnects all of the listeners for the
valid and invalid
events dispatched from the validator. | Validator | |
| resourcesChanged():void
This method is called when a Validator is constructed,
and again whenever the ResourceManager dispatches
a "change" Event to indicate
that the localized resources have changed in some way. | Validator | |
| allowedFormatChars | property |
allowedFormatChars:String| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Specifies the set of formatting characters allowed in the input.
The default value is "()- .+" // ?????.
public function get allowedFormatChars():String public function set allowedFormatChars(value:String):void| invalidCharError | property |
invalidCharError:String| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Error message when the value contains characters
other than digits and formatting characters
defined by the allowedFormatChars property.
The default value is "You entered invalid characters in your Social Security number.".
public function get invalidCharError():String public function set invalidCharError(value:String):void| wrongFormatError | property |
wrongFormatError:String| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Error message when the value is incorrectly formatted.
The default value is "The Social Security number must be 9 digits or in the form NNN-NN-NNNN.".
public function get wrongFormatError():String public function set wrongFormatError(value:String):void| zeroStartError | property |
zeroStartError:String| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Error message when the value contains an invalid Social Security number.
The default value is "Invalid Social Security number; the number cannot start with 000.".
public function get zeroStartError():String public function set zeroStartError(value:String):void| SocialSecurityValidator | () | Constructor |
public function SocialSecurityValidator()| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Constructor.
| doValidation | () | method |
override protected function doValidation(value:Object):Array| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Override of the base class doValidation() method
to validate a Social Security 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.
|
Array — An Array of ValidationResult objects, with one ValidationResult
object for each field examined by the validator.
|
| validateSocialSecurity | () | method |
public static function validateSocialSecurity(validator:SocialSecurityValidator, value:Object, baseField:String):Array| Language Version : | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Product Version : | Flex 3 |
| Runtime Versions : | Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1 |
Convenience method for calling a validator. Each of the standard Flex validators has a similar convenience method.
Parameters
validator:SocialSecurityValidator — The SocialSecurityValidator 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.social, the baseField value is social.
|
Array — An Array of ValidationResult objects, with one ValidationResult
object for each field examined by the validator.
|
See also
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!-- Simple example to demonstrate SocialSecurityValidator. -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
<fx:Script>
import mx.controls.Alert;
</fx:Script>
<fx:Declarations>
<mx:SocialSecurityValidator source="{ssn}" property="text"
trigger="{myButton}" triggerEvent="click"
valid="Alert.show('Validation Succeeded!');"
invalid="Alert.show('Validation Failed!');"/>
</fx:Declarations>
<s:Panel title="Social Security Validator Panel"
width="75%" height="75%"
horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
<mx:Form left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10">
<mx:FormItem label="Enter Social Security number: ">
<s:TextInput id="ssn" width="100%"/>
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem >
<s:Button id="myButton" label="Validate" />
</mx:FormItem>
</mx:Form>
</s:Panel>
</s:Application>