Can I add action to 'Done' button on input pad on iPhone?
There is a 'Done' button on the input pad on iphone, but there is no action to it by default. Can I add an action to it? For example, hide the input pad when 'Done' is pressed? ...
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How to show button 'Done' on number pad on iPhone?
There is no 'Done' button on number pad by default. When a user finishes entering his numeric information in a textfield, how can I make the number pad disappear? I may do this by remaining the Text Input Traits default, but users have to switch to number pad every time they input their numbers. Are there any other ways to show a 'Done'...
How to limit the length of text/numbers in textfield on iPhone?
I want to limit the length of a textfield, so that a user can know how many characters he can input. But I find no such attributes of textfield on iPhone. Any ideas how to do this? And how to switch from one textfield to another when it reaches its max length? (to let users type easily) ...
Silverlight page not catching input events
I have been attempting to handle the KeyDown event of a UserControl (page) in my Silverlight application, but there seems to be some strange behaviour on the part of Silverlight user input functionality. The event is not getting raised under any circumstance. I have even tried attaching the event handler to each container control within ...
Why am I having trouble comparing lines from input in Perl?
I don't know what I could be doing wrong with this simple transaction, but it's not working: print "OK? (y or n)\n"; $ans = <>; print "\n"; if($ans eq "y"){print $ans;} I basically want to know how to test the user input. This little bit of code won't work for me. I'm just trying to print $ans if y is entered by the user. Any sugge...
Method to Interpret User input in TextBox Live - Similar to WMD preview here on SO
Hello, I am looking to find a way to interpret user input as they type it (and eventually perform some types of actions as it happens based on their input) This is intended for a web based application. So far I have a way that I can update a Label whenever the user hits enter, but I would like it so that the text updates on any keypre...
Stop data inserting into a database twice
Im quite new to PHP, i was wondering what methods/preventions other programmers use to stop data being entered twice into a MySQL database when a user refreshes on the same page as a form? Obviouly it happens and i need a good way to stop this. Thanks, Ben ...
JOptionPane equivalent in C#?
In Java there's a useful class in the standard Swing libraries called 'JOptionPane' that provides a bunch of pre-made but customizable windows for displaying messages and getting (simple) user input. I know there's 'MessageBox.Show(..)' to display Yes/No/Cancel type messages to the user in C#, but is there an equivalent class (or simple...
Xcode, Cocoa: Filtering/Sanitizing User Input. Best Approach
To clarify, I want to check for valid characters. For first name, last name I want to check for [A-Za-z]. For Email I want to check for chars valid for email. What algorithm would I use to CHECK user input? Specifically, I'd like to CHECK the user's first name, last name and email address for valid characters before I add to database. ...
How to insert into specific row in database?
Okay, so my database is as follows by this order: id (primary - auto_increment), username (unique), password, fname, mail I have it so that users register a username and password and it adds it to the database, first of all. No username can be the same, and when it does add the data to the database it auto increments the ID. All of tha...
What JavaScript should I use for a telephone number entry in a webpage?
I have three input boxes for entering a telephone number on a webpage: XXX XXX XXXX I need JavaScript that moves the user between the boxes as you type. After the third character, it moves you to the second box, etc... In the past, I've had trouble with the backspace. When I clicked backspace from the second box, it puts me in the f...
Newbie at XNA, general questions.
As the title points out, I'm relatively new at XNA. However, I've been given a trivial assignment by my boss to see if I can get it done. I have no doubt that I eventually will, but some pointers in the right direction would help. This isn't a homework assignment, and I'm just looking for a couple of tips and pointers so I don't have to...
user key/mouse input tracking. C#
I want to track how long i been away from my keyboard/how long i took a break. I figure tracking my keyboard and mouse is a good way to see when i left and arrived. Whats the best way to track this? Some options i see Have a system wide callback for every mouse and keyboard press. Sleep for a 100ms and see if there is a keydown or mous...
How do I sanitize user input for proper content-encoding before I save it?
I've got an application where users input text into forms. The data is saved into a MySQL database (collation: utf8_general_ci) and then output as XML (encoding: UTF-8). The problem is that people tend to cut and paste their information from other sources, for instance, Microsoft Word documents or PDFs for instance. This input text of...
How to capture enter key being pressed on pages containing multiple forms?
I have inherited a web application where the usual ability to press return in any of the input fields has been disabled for the very good reason that the page contains multiple forms, and the application would not be able to determine (or, so I am told) which form to action. The application has been designed so there are no submit button...
Parsing commands from user input
This question is intended to be a discussion of people's personal opinions in handling user input. This portion of the project that I am working on handles user input in a manner similar to an IRC chat. For instance, there are set commands and whatnot, for chatting, executing actions, etc. Now, I have several options to choose from ...
Reading from RichTextBox in VC++
Hi, I have to read the text character by character from a RichTextBox in VC++. I need a function like getch or getche. ...
Using SendMessage for Simulating User Mouse Clicks
I need to use SendMessage fro simulating user clicks in a target program as SendMessage blocks until the event that it triggers is finished processing. The reason for this is that this blocking gives opportunity to detect if any dialogs have opened up as a result of the clicking. My problem currently is that although I can get the clic...
loading input from multi choice
Hi I have a task as that a dropdown list to choose an input type selections are textbox datetime number while choosing one of those types, I have to open the selected input(for example if user chose datetime I have to open a datetime input) For this task which is most suitable using aspview(each input type one view) for each ...
Ensure a user-defined path is safe in PHP
I am implementing a simple directory listing script in PHP. I want to ensure that the passed path is safe before opening directory handles and echoing the results willy-nilly. $f = $_GET["f"]; if(! $f) { $f = "/"; } // make sure $f is safe $farr = explode("/",$f); $unsafe = false; foreach($farr as $farre) { // protect against d...