====== VALIDCHARS property ======


 
==== Applies To ====
 
EditLine controls
 
==== Description ====
 
This property allows you to specify one or more characters that are "Valid" characters, which means that the user can only enter these characters into the control.  This property is a simple string containing the characters that are allowed.
 
==== Usage ====
 


%%//%% Only allow numeric characters in EDL_NUMBER

validChars = "0123456789"

call set_Property( @window : ".EDL_NUMBER", "VALIDCHARS", validChars )

 

Note this property does not work if the [[editmask|EDITMASK]] property is set or the [[passwordstyle|PASSWORDSTYLE]] property is TRUE.