Validate the user input
You can add validation of the user input in textboxes and paragraph boxes. For example, you can make required that the user enters an email address in a certain textbox.
To do this, perform the following:
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Click the Edit button of the Textbox or the Paragraph box widgets.
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In the lower-right corner, click Advanced button.
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Click Model » ValidatorDefinition.
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In input field ExpectedFormat, enter one of the following:
Value Purpose Nonenone by default AlphaNumericValidates alphanumeric input CurrencyValidates currency EmailAddressValidates email addresses IntegerValidates integers InternetUrlValidates internet URLs NonAlphaNumericValidates non-alphanumeric input NumericValidates numbers PercentageValidates percentages USSocialSecurityNumberValidates US social security numbers USZipCodeValidates US zip codes CustomValidates against custom regular expression -
You can also use this section to enter a custom error message.
For example, if you are validating that the user entered an email address, you can also enter a custom error message in EmailAddressViolationMessage field. -
Click Save to return to the Simpleediting mode of the widget.
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