Hello,
I have a data entry windows form. One of the text boxes allows the user to
enter a string. I need this text box to only allow users to type in a
negative integer value (e.g. -1, -2, -3).
Current approach:
I want to validate the user's entry during the TextChanged() event. During
the validation, I need a function that will parse the string and see if it is
a negative integer. Does anyone have suggestions on the best way to do this?
or alternative approaches from what I have entered? 6 8331
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I have a data entry windows form. One of the text boxes allows the user
to
enter a string. I need this text box to only allow users to type in a
negative integer value (e.g. -1, -2, -3).
Current approach:
I want to validate the user's entry during the TextChanged() event.
During
the validation, I need a function that will parse the string and see if it
is
a negative integer. Does anyone have suggestions on the best way to do
this?
or alternative approaches from what I have entered?
Two different suggestions:
- Use int.TryParse to see if it is an integer, and then compare with zero
to see if it's negative.
- Use a regular expression such as "-\d+".
I have not run a benchmark, but I expect the TryParse approach to perform
faster.
Alberto Poblacion wrote:
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>I have a data entry windows form. One of the text boxes allows the user to enter a string. I need this text box to only allow users to type in a negative integer value (e.g. -1, -2, -3).
Current approach: I want to validate the user's entry during the TextChanged() event. During the validation, I need a function that will parse the string and see if it is a negative integer. Does anyone have suggestions on the best way to do this? or alternative approaches from what I have entered?
Two different suggestions:
- Use int.TryParse to see if it is an integer, and then compare with
zero to see if it's negative.
- Use a regular expression such as "-\d+".
I have not run a benchmark, but I expect the TryParse approach to
perform faster.
Also, that regular expression would pass "-0", which isn't negative.
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> - Use a regular expression such as "-\d+".
Also, that regular expression would pass "-0", which isn't negative.
Okay, let's refine it a little:
@"^-[1-9]\d*$"
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>> - Use a regular expression such as "-\d+".
Also, that regular expression would pass "-0", which isn't negative.
Okay, let's refine it a little:
@"^-[1-9]\d*$"
lol sorry, have too:
-01 wouldn't pass the above expression pattern...
@"^-\d*[1-9]\d*$" should...haven't tested though...
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> - Use a regular expression such as "-\d+".
Also, that regular expression would pass "-0", which isn't negative.
Okay, let's refine it a little:
@"^-[1-9]\d*$"
lol sorry, have too:
-01 wouldn't pass the above expression pattern...
@"^-\d*[1-9]\d*$" should...haven't tested though...
Or just a nice simple
int val;
return Int32.TryParse(s, out val) && val < 0
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Or just a nice simple
int val;
return Int32.TryParse(s, out val) && val < 0
Exactly. This thread is a good example of why it's wise to avoid using
regular expressions where they're not truly advantageous :)
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