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ValidateNumber

Validates that input text is a number

Source

/// <summary>
/// Extension method to validate that input text is a number.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="e">Key Press Event Initialization.</param>
/// <param name="IsCalculation">if true then decimal point (.) is allowed, if false then decimal point (.) is not allowed</param>
public static void ValidateNumber(this TextBox txt, KeyPressEventArgs e, bool IsCalculation)
{
    if (!char.IsControl(e.KeyChar) && !char.IsDigit(e.KeyChar))
        if (e.KeyChar == '.' && IsCalculation)
            if (txt.Text.IndexOf('.') > -1)
                e.Handled = true;
            else e.Handled = false;
        else e.Handled = true;
}

Example

private void txtRollNo_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e)
{
    (sender as TextBox).ValidateNumber(e, false);
}

Author: Ahmer Sohail

Submitted on: 24 aug. 2017

Language: C#

Type: System.Windows.Forms.TextBox

Views: 4555