EditMask Not Validating When Setting EditValue In Code

Hi, I have a custom email control that inherits from the buttonedit. I set the editmask and masktype in code and expose a public emailaddresss string property that sets the editvalue for the control. Everything works fine when I start typing in the control, it will not let me leave if their is an invalid value in the editor. My problem is, if I set the emailaddress property value at runtime from the main form, I can input an invalid email address and the control will allow the value without raising an error. I can even focus the control and leave it and it will not say it is invalid. It is only when I begin to type in the editor that it validates it. What do I need to do to get this to work? I'm sure it is something simple I am overlooking.

Hi Joseph,

We have answered a similar issue in the testing the validity of a proposed value with a TextEdit's Mask property thread.

Thanks,
Plato

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Thanks for the quick reply! I did look at that post before submitting this question and I didn't think that it provided me with what I needed. One thing I left out in my original post was that I need the error icon to display if the value doesn't match the editmask. When I run the program, I the emailaddresscontrol is on the form and from the main form I can set the emailaddresscontrol.EmailAddress property to an invalid value ("testemail@ee") and it will except this value and not show the error icon until I begin typing into the control and try to leave it. How do I accomplish this?

Hi Joseph,

The following code should work fine for you:

        private void simpleButton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            textEdit1.Select();
            textEdit1.EditValue = "SomeValue";
            textEdit1.DoValidate();
        }

        private void textEdit1_Validating(object sender, CancelEventArgs e) {
            e.Cancel = !IsEditValueMatch;
        }

Thanks,
Plato

Thanks! That solved my problem.

You are always welcome, Joseph :)

Thanks,
Plato