[RESOLVED] [2005] MakedTextBox Time Validation

[Bongo]

Greetings,

I am using a MaskedTextBox. The Mask is 90:00 Time of the Type DateTime.

How can I make sure the user is not entering 30:99 or something else users normaly try

I also get a little bit confused should I use the Validating Event or the TypeValidationComleted Event?


Thanks in advance

[Bongo]

Found a regular expression pattern on the net

^([0-1][0-9]|[2][0-3]):([0-5][0-9])$

but I never used RegExpr.

Help would be great. thx

[jmcilhinney]

Don't use a MaskedTextBox or a Regex for time. Use a DateTimePicker. Set the Format to Time or Custom if you don't want the standard time format. If you want 24 hour time then set the CustomFormat to "HH:mm". Finally set the ShowUpDown to True so there's no drop-down calendar. There's now no validation needed because the control handles it all for you. You get a DateTime object from the control's Value property. If you want a TimeSpan object then get the Value.TimeOfDay property.

[Bongo]

@jmcilhinney:

Many thanks for your idea. Does exactly what i wanted