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ZipCodeValidator 
Packagemx.validators
Classpublic class ZipCodeValidator
InheritanceZipCodeValidator Inheritance Validator Inheritance EventDispatcher Inheritance Object

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

The ZipCodeValidator class validates that a String has the correct length and format for a five-digit ZIP code, a five-digit+four-digit United States ZIP code, or Canadian postal code.

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

  <mx:ZipCodeValidator
    allowedFormatChars=" -" 
    domain="US Only | US or Canada | Canada Only"
    invalidCharError="The ZIP code contains invalid characters." 
    invalidDomainError="The domain parameter is invalid. It must be either 'US Only', 'Canada Only', or 'US or Canada'." 
    wrongCAFormatError="The Canadian postal code must be formatted 'A1B 2C3'." 
    wrongLengthError="The ZIP code must be 5 digits or 5+4 digits." 
    wrongUSFormatError="The ZIP+4 code must be formatted '12345-6789'." 
  />
  

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Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
  allowedFormatChars : String
The set of formatting characters allowed in the ZIP code.
ZipCodeValidator
 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
Object
  domain : String
Type of ZIP code to check.
ZipCodeValidator
 Inheritedenabled : Boolean
Setting this value to false will stop the validator from performing validation.
Validator
  invalidCharError : String
Error message when the ZIP code contains invalid characters.
ZipCodeValidator
  invalidDomainError : String
Error message when the domain property contains an invalid value.
ZipCodeValidator
 Inheritedlistener : Object
Specifies the validation listener.
Validator
 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
  wrongCAFormatError : String
Error message for an invalid Canadian postal code.
ZipCodeValidator
  wrongLengthError : String
Error message for an invalid US ZIP code.
ZipCodeValidator
  wrongUSFormatError : String
Error message for an incorrectly formatted ZIP code.
ZipCodeValidator
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.
ZipCodeValidator
 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
  
validateZipCode(validator:ZipCodeValidator, value:Object, baseField:String):Array
[static] Convenience method for calling a validator.
ZipCodeValidator
 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 ZIP code.
ZipCodeValidator
 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 formatting characters allowed in the ZIP code. This can not have digits or alphabets [a-z A-Z].

The default value is " -"..



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

domain

property 
domain:String

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

Type of ZIP code to check. In MXML, valid values are "US or Canada", "US Only" and "Canada Only".

In ActionScript, you can use the following constants to set this property: ZipCodeValidatorDomainType.US_ONLY, ZipCodeValidatorDomainType.US_OR_CANADA, or ZipCodeValidatorDomainType.CANADA_ONLY.

The default value is ZipCodeValidatorDomainType.US_ONLY.



Implementation
    public function get domain():String
    public function set domain(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 ZIP code contains invalid characters.

The default value is "The ZIP code contains invalid characters.".



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

invalidDomainError

property 
invalidDomainError:String

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

Error message when the domain property contains an invalid value.

The default value is "The domain parameter is invalid. It must be either 'US Only' or 'US or Canada'.".



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

wrongCAFormatError

property 
wrongCAFormatError:String

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

Error message for an invalid Canadian postal code.

The default value is "The Canadian postal code must be formatted 'A1B 2C3'.".



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

wrongLengthError

property 
wrongLengthError:String

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

Error message for an invalid US ZIP code.

The default value is "The ZIP code must be 5 digits or 5+4 digits.".



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

wrongUSFormatError

property 
wrongUSFormatError:String

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

Error message for an incorrectly formatted ZIP code.

The default value is "The ZIP+4 code must be formatted '12345-6789'.".



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

ZipCodeValidator

()Constructor
public function ZipCodeValidator()

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 ZIP code.

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.

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

validateZipCode

()method 
public static function validateZipCode(validator:ZipCodeValidator, 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:ZipCodeValidator — The ZipCodeValidator 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.zipCode, the baseField value is "zipCode".

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

See also

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

    <s:Panel title="ZipcodeValidator Example"
            width="75%" height="75%"
            horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
        <mx:Form left="10" right="10" top="10" bottom="10">
            <mx:FormItem label="Enter a 5 or 9 digit U.S. Zip code: ">
                <s:TextInput id="zip" width="100%"/>
            </mx:FormItem>
            <mx:FormItem >
                <s:Button id="myButton" label="Validate" />
            </mx:FormItem>
        </mx:Form>
    </s:Panel>

</s:Application>