When decimal . is pressed change decimal spot

[danparker276]

My mask is #2.2
If I have a current value as 10.55.  Then I put my cursor between the 1 and the 0.  When I press the '.'  I want the number to change to 1.055 (or if it's #2.2   1.06 or 1.05).  Is there a way to do this?  Right now it just skips past the 0 and keeps the 10.

[danparker276]

Maybe I should be asking, is it ok to use the ValueChanged with a maskedInput to do this?  Is it going to override any of the other masking?

[danparker276]

I almost have it, but I can't get the current cursor position.  Or it always changes to 3.  I need to get the cursor postion before the telerik control moves the cursor. SelectionStart isn't the right value when I press '.' ,   it's ok when I press a regular number though.

private void textBoxHours_TextInputStart(object sender, System.Windows.Input.TextCompositionEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Text.Equals("."))
    {
        int testi = this.textBoxHours.SelectionStart;
    }
}

[Alex Fidanov]

Hi danparker276,

Have you tried setting the SelectionOnFocus property to "Unchanged"? The control handles internally the selection start. You could also try using Dispatcher.BeginInvoke() to change the caret's position in the ValueChanged event.

Regards,
Alex Fidanov
the Telerik team

[danparker276]

SelectionOnFocus doesn't help, like you said it's handeled internally before textinputStart.
The start postion is always 3 when I press a '.' , I have no way of knowing if they pressed it
at starting position 0,1, 2,3...

I'll probably have to take off the mask and do the mask myself.

Should I open up a feature request for it to give you the option to shift the number over if a '.' is pressed? We write applications for accounts that tab through many numeric numbers and are very used to that.

[Alex Fidanov]

Hi danparker276,

I apologize for the late response. I think the TextInputStart event would not be appropriate for this. Here is a code snippet that you can use with the KeyDown event:

mask.AddHandler(RadMaskedNumericInput.KeyDownEvent, new KeyEventHandler(mask_KeyDown), true);

private void mask_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Key == Key.Decimal)
    {
        RadMaskedNumericInput numericInput = sender as RadMaskedNumericInput;
        double? value = numericInput.Value;
        int selStart = numericInput.SelectionStart;
        if (value.HasValue)
        {
            string currencySeparator = numericInput.Culture.NumberFormat.CurrencyDecimalSeparator;
            string newValueStr = value.Value.ToString().Replace(currencySeparator, string.Empty).Insert(selStart, currencySeparator);
            double newValue = 0;
            if(double.TryParse(newValueStr, System.Globalization.NumberStyles.Any, numericInput.Culture, out newValue))
            {
                numericInput.Value = Math.Round(newValue, 2);
            }
        }
    }
}

Please note that this code checks only for the Decimal key on the numeric keypad. You would have to add checks for the Oem keys (comma and point).

Kind regards,
Alex Fidanov
the Telerik team

[danparker276]

Thanks works great, brilliant!!!