tabKey o exitField

[AlessioForconi]

Hi everyone,

I have a text validation function in a field that I call when I go to the next field.
Since I wish I could use both the tab key and the mouse to move, I call it both on tabKey and on exitField (if I use the mouse).
The fact is that after tabKey is still called exitField (which is right).

It's possible to make sure not to invoke exitField if it has been called tabKey?

Thank you

[jmburnod]

Hi Alessio,
It seems possible.
Here is a way to do it:

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on exitfield
   if the uMyUseExitFld of this cd then -- message comes from mouse
      beep
   else -- message comes from tabkey 
      
   end if
end exitfield

on tabkey
   setMyUseExitFld  false
   send "setMyUseExitFld  true"  to me in 10 milliseconds
   pass tabkey
end tabkey

on setMyUseExitFld pBool
   set the uMyUseExitFld of this cd to pBool
end setMyUseExitFld

I guess a more clever solution will come.

Edit: All handlers are on cd script
Best regards
Jean-Marc

[jacque]

Since exitfield is always sent when leaving the field by either mouse or tab, I'd just validate on exitfield only. Is there some reason it needs to be done in tab also?

[jmburnod]

@Alessio
Just after i've written my post I wondered why you need it.
As I have guessed, Jacque posted a smartest answer
Jean-Marc

[FourthWorld]

You might consider closeField rather than exitField. closeField is sent when leaving a field after the contents have changed, while exitField is sent when the field has not changed. Probably not much validation needed when the field doesn't change.

[AlessioForconi]

You might consider closeField rather than exitField. closeField is sent when leaving a field after the contents have changed, while exitField is sent when the field has not changed. Probably not much validation needed when the field doesn't change.

You're right, I will do so.

Thanks