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PhoneNumberValidator 
Packagemx.validators
Classpublic class PhoneNumberValidator
InheritancePhoneNumberValidator Inheritance Validator Inheritance EventDispatcher Inheritance Object

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The PhoneNumberValidator class validates that a string is a valid phone number. A valid phone number contains at least 10 digits, plus additional formatting characters. The validator does not check if the phone number is an actual active phone number.

MXML SyntaxexpandedHide MXML Syntax

The <mx:PhoneNumberValidator> tag inherits all of the tag attributes of its superclass, and adds the following tag attributes:

  <mx:PhoneNumberValidator 
    allowedFormatChars="()- .+" 
    invalidCharError="Your telephone number contains invalid characters."
 	  minDigits="10"
    wrongLengthError="Your telephone number must contain at least 10 digits."
  />
  

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Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
  allowedFormatChars : String
The set of allowable formatting characters.
PhoneNumberValidator
 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
Object
 Inheritedenabled : Boolean
Setting this value to false will stop the validator from performing validation.
Validator
  invalidCharError : String
Error message when the value contains invalid characters.
PhoneNumberValidator
 Inheritedlistener : Object
Specifies the validation listener.
Validator
  minDigits : Object
Minimum number of digits for a valid phone number.
PhoneNumberValidator
 Inheritedproperty : String
A String specifying the name of the property of the source object that contains the value to validate.
Validator
 Inheritedprototype : Object
[static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.
Object
 Inheritedrequired : Boolean = true
If true, specifies that a missing or empty value causes a validation error.
Validator
 InheritedrequiredFieldError : String
Error message when a value is missing and the required property is true.
Validator
 Inheritedsource : Object
Specifies the object containing the property to validate.
Validator
 Inheritedtrigger : IEventDispatcher
Specifies the component generating the event that triggers the validator.
Validator
 InheritedtriggerEvent : String
Specifies the event that triggers the validation.
Validator
  wrongLengthError : String
Error message when the value has fewer than 10 digits.
PhoneNumberValidator
Protected Properties
 PropertyDefined By
 InheritedactualListeners : Array
[read-only] Contains an Array of listener objects, if any, or the source object.
Validator
 InheritedactualTrigger : IEventDispatcher
[read-only] Contains the trigger object, if any, or the source object.
Validator
 InheritedresourceManager : IResourceManager
[read-only] A reference to the object which manages all of the application's localized resources.
Validator
 InheritedsubFields : Array
An Array of Strings containing the names for the properties contained in the value Object passed to the validate() method.
Validator
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
Constructor.
PhoneNumberValidator
 Inherited
addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void
Registers an event listener object with an EventDispatcher object so that the listener receives notification of an event.
EventDispatcher
 Inherited
Dispatches an event into the event flow.
EventDispatcher
 Inherited
Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event.
EventDispatcher
 Inherited
Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.
Object
 Inherited
Called automatically by the MXML compiler when the Validator is created using an MXML tag.
Validator
 Inherited
Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.
Object
 Inherited
Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.
Object
 Inherited
removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void
Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object.
EventDispatcher
 Inherited
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
Object
 Inherited
Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.
Object
 Inherited
Returns the string representation of the specified object.
Object
 Inherited
validate(value:Object = null, suppressEvents:Boolean = false):ValidationResultEvent
Performs validation and optionally notifies the listeners of the result.
Validator
 Inherited
validateAll(validators:Array):Array
[static] Invokes all the validators in the validators Array.
Validator
  
[static] Convenience method for calling a validator from within a custom validation function.
PhoneNumberValidator
 Inherited
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Object
 Inherited
Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type.
EventDispatcher
Protected Methods
 MethodDefined By
 Inherited
Sets up all of the listeners for the valid and invalid events dispatched from the validator.
Validator
  
[override] Override of the base class doValidation() method to validate a phone number.
PhoneNumberValidator
 Inherited
Returns the Object to validate.
Validator
 Inherited
Returns a ValidationResultEvent from the Array of error results.
Validator
 Inherited
Returns true if value is not null.
Validator
 Inherited
Disconnects all of the listeners for the valid and invalid events dispatched from the validator.
Validator
 Inherited
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
Events
 Event Summary Defined By
 Inherited[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application gains operating system focus and becomes active.EventDispatcher
 Inherited[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application operating loses system focus and is becoming inactive.EventDispatcher
 InheritedDispatched when validation fails.Validator
 InheritedDispatched when validation succeeds.Validator
Protected Constants
 ConstantDefined By
 InheritedDECIMAL_DIGITS : String = "0123456789"
[static] A String containing the decimal digits 0 through 9.
Validator
 InheritedROMAN_LETTERS : String = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
[static] A string containing the upper- and lower-case letters of the Roman alphabet ("A" through "Z" and "a" through "z").
Validator
Property Detail

allowedFormatChars

property
allowedFormatChars:String

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The set of allowable formatting characters.

The default value is "()- .+".



Implementation
    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 invalid characters.

The default value is "Your telephone number contains invalid characters.".



Implementation
    public function get invalidCharError():String
    public function set invalidCharError(value:String):void

minDigits

property 
minDigits:Object

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Minimum number of digits for a valid phone number. A value of NaN means this property is ignored.

The default value is 10.



Implementation
    public function get minDigits():Object
    public function set minDigits(value:Object):void

wrongLengthError

property 
wrongLengthError:String

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Error message when the value has fewer than 10 digits.

The default value is "Your telephone number must contain at least 10 digits.".



Implementation
    public function get wrongLengthError():String
    public function set wrongLengthError(value:String):void
Constructor Detail

PhoneNumberValidator

()Constructor
public function PhoneNumberValidator()

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Constructor.

Method Detail

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 phone number.

You do not typically 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.

Returns
Array — An Array of ValidationResult objects, with one ValidationResult object for each field examined by the validator.

validatePhoneNumber

()method 
public static function validatePhoneNumber(validator:PhoneNumberValidator, 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 from within a custom validation function. Each of the standard Flex validators has a similar convenience method.

Parameters

validator:PhoneNumberValidator — The PhoneNumberValidator 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.phone, the baseField value is "phone".

Returns
Array — An Array of ValidationResult objects, with one ValidationResult object for each field examined by the validator.

See also

PhoneNumberValidatorExample.mxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Simple example to demonstrate the PhoneNumberValidator. -->
<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:PhoneNumberValidator source="{phone}" property="text" 
                trigger="{myButton}" triggerEvent="click"
                valid="Alert.show('Validation Succeeded!');"
                invalid="Alert.show('Validation Failed!');" />
    </fx:Declarations>

    <s:Panel title="Phone Number Validator Panel"
            width="75%" height="75%"
            horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
        <mx:Form left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10">
            <mx:FormItem label="Enter 10-digit phone number: ">
                <s:TextInput id="phone" width="100%"/>
            </mx:FormItem>
            <mx:FormItem >
                <s:Button id="myButton" label="Validate" />
            </mx:FormItem>
        </mx:Form>
    </s:Panel>

</s:Application>