post value when user key in the nth character in the text box
Hi,
we have a requirement where user needs to enter 9 characters in the textbox. on entering the 9th character, search button should be enabled and the format of the textbox should be changed to XX-XXX-XX. currently we are using a change event to post the value to the clipboard and an edit input to format the text. This works when we click anywhere outside the textbox after entering the 9 characters. We have tried with any key event but then the event is firing after every character and cursor moves out of the textbox after every key and we need to click on the textbox again.
Is there a way we could achieve the post value and edit input to fire when user key in the 9th character.
Accepted Solution
Hitachi Digital Services
US
Thank you all for your reply. This is how I fixed it.
1) On Any Key event of the field, post value
2) Place the field in a section and use Refresh When feature
3) On Change event of the field, refresh section
Pegasystems Inc.
US
I think all of the OOTB options that you could try do not match the requirement exactly. So this sounds like it would need a custom control, and/or custom JS to achieve this.
BPM Company
NL
I just tried the same on Pega 7.3.1 version with Any Key event and it works (the cursor is not moving from the input field)!
Here's my configuration (you could even skip Post value if you have Refresh Section):
Try the same. Firstly, without Edit Input rule
Hitachi Digital Services
US
Thanks for your reply. But I tried the same in Pega 8 version and with use of Any key event, cursor moves out of the text input after every character(unless I type the characters really fast - which is not ideal in real time scenarios).
BPM Company
NL
"unless I type the characters really fast" :)) include it in work instructions!
so, it means that in Pega 8 they changed that behaviour =\ that's bad. Could you raise an SR then because it seems not proper behaviour for me
Accepted Solution
Hitachi Digital Services
US
Thank you all for your reply. This is how I fixed it.
1) On Any Key event of the field, post value
2) Place the field in a section and use Refresh When feature
3) On Change event of the field, refresh section
