public void clear()
{
this.name = "";
this.formControl = null;
this.userEntryText = "";
this.databaseTable = "";
this.databaseTable = "";
this.successTextBox = null;
this.dataFieldType = DataValidator.dataFieldType.NOTSET;
}
public FormField(String Name,
Object FormControl,
String UserEntryText,
String DatabaseTable,
String DatabaseFieldName,
TextBlock SuccessTextBox,
DataValidator.dataFieldType DataFieldType)
{
this.name = Name;
this.formControl = FormControl;
this.userEntryText = UserEntryText;
this.databaseTable = DatabaseTable;
this.databaseFieldName = DatabaseFieldName;
this.successTextBox = SuccessTextBox;
this.dataFieldType = DataFieldType;
}
// Method to validate the user input on the fly.
// Is called whenever a user changes data in a form control.
void formInputChanged(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
// Variables to store the Property and Value.
string name = "";
string input = "";
// dataFieldType is an enum to choose the type of date you want to validate.
// Different dataFieldTypes have different validation rules.
// Set to "NOTSET" as default.
DataValidator.dataFieldType type = DataValidator.dataFieldType.NOTSET;
// The associated "Success" TextBlock, used to display a tick or cross depending on whether user input is valid.
TextBlock successTextBlock = null;
// Has the validation been a success? Set to false as default.
bool validationSuccess = false;
// Find out which kind of form control has called this method.
// And extra the Property (name) and Value (input).
if (sender is TextBox)
{
TextBox t = (TextBox)sender;
name = t.Name;
input = t.Text;
}
else if (sender is ComboBox)
{
ComboBox c = (ComboBox)sender;
name = c.Name;
input = ((ComboBoxItem)(c.SelectedItem)).Content.ToString();
}
else if (sender is DatePicker)
{
DatePicker d = (DatePicker)sender;
name = d.Name;
input = d.SelectedDate.Value.Date.Date.ToShortDateString();
}
else
{
// If it's not one of the above types of form control, just stop here.
return;
}
// Escape this method if it hasn't found the Control Type by now.
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
{
return;
}
// Loop through the Fields List to assign the correct dataType, "Success" textBlock and the user input.
for (int i = 0; i < fields.Count; i++)
{
if (fields[i].name.Equals(name))
{
type = fields[i].dataFieldType;
successTextBlock = fields[i].successTextBox;
fields[i].userEntryText = input;
}
}
// Find out the type of data the user has just entered ( ie firstname, dateOfBith, CreditCardNumber etc)
if (type != DataValidator.dataFieldType.NOTSET)
{
// Check if the user input is valid, using the rules in the DataValidator.validateField method.
validationSuccess = DataValidator.validateField(type, input);
// If the data has been successfully validated, display the tick or a cross beside it.
successTextBlock.Text = validationSuccess ? DataDelegate.SUCCESS : DataDelegate.FAIL;
if (sender is TextBox)
{
TextBox tb = (TextBox)sender;
tb.Background = validationSuccess ? new SolidColorBrush(SUCCESS_COLOR) : new SolidColorBrush(FAIL_COLOR);
}
if (sender is DatePicker)
{
DatePicker dp = (DatePicker)sender;
dp.Background = validationSuccess ? new SolidColorBrush(SUCCESS_COLOR) : new SolidColorBrush(FAIL_COLOR);
}
}
}
void formInputChanged(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
string name = "";
string input = "";
DataValidator.dataFieldType type = DataValidator.dataFieldType.NOTSET;
TextBlock successTextBlock = null;
bool validationSuccess = false;
if (sender is TextBox)
{
TextBox t = (TextBox)sender;
name = t.Name;
input = t.Text;
}
else if (sender is ComboBox)
{
ComboBox c = (ComboBox)sender;
name = c.Name;
input = ((ComboBoxItem)(c.SelectedItem)).Content.ToString();
}
else if (sender is DatePicker)
{
DatePicker d = (DatePicker)sender;
name = d.Name;
input = d.SelectedDate.Value.Date.Date.ToShortDateString();
}
else
{
return;
}
// Escape this method if it hasn't found the Control Type by now.
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
{
return;
}
for (int i = 0; i < fields.Count; i++)
{
if (fields[i].name.Equals(name))
{
type = fields[i].dataFieldType;
successTextBlock = fields[i].successTextBox;
fields[i].userEntryText = input;
}
}
// Find out the type of data the user has just entered ( ie firstname, dateOfBith, CreditCardNumber etc)
if (type != DataValidator.dataFieldType.NOTSET)
{
validationSuccess = DataValidator.validateField(type, input);
successTextBlock.Text = validationSuccess ? SUCCESS : FAIL;
if (sender is TextBox)
{
TextBox tb = (TextBox)sender;
tb.Background = validationSuccess ? new SolidColorBrush(SUCCESS_COLOR) : new SolidColorBrush(FAIL_COLOR);
}
if (sender is DatePicker)
{
DatePicker dp = (DatePicker)sender;
dp.Background = validationSuccess ? new SolidColorBrush(SUCCESS_COLOR) : new SolidColorBrush(FAIL_COLOR);
}
}
}
