Class: ValidateControl in Category Microsoft Visual Basic 6 : Controls from Total Visual SourceBook

Class that provides the ability to perform validation on controls in their LostFocus events in VB6.

Many people assume that it is easy to validate VB6 controls in the LostFocus event. Unfortunately, this can be quite a problem. Consider two text boxes: Text1 and Text2. Both have code in their LostFocus events to check for valid data enteries. When the user tabs out of Text1, the LostFocus event fires, so the programmer displays a message box and attempts to set the focus back onto Text1.

However, before going back to Text1, Text2 receives GotFocus and LostFocus events. Unless the value in Text2 is already correct, the validation code in Text2 fires, and the user is stuck in an endless loop. This class keeps a state variable to track whether a validation test is currently executing. If a validation routine for Text1 is being performed, Text2 will NOT fire its validation messages, even if the validation for Text2 fails.

Procedure Name Type Description
(Declarations) Declarations Declarations and private variables for the CValidateControl class.
Class_Initialize Initialize Initialize class.
Validate Method Check truth value of validation test and handle focus events to avoid deadlock LostFocus code. This function is normally called in the LostFocus event of controls which you wish to modify.
' Example of the CValidateControl class
'
' To try this example, do the following:
' 1. Create a new form
' 3. Add a text box called 'txtAA'
' 3. Add a text box called 'txtBB'
' 3. Add a text box called 'txtCC'
' 8. Paste all the code from this example to the new form's module
' 9. Run the form, test the validation routines

' Declarations section code
Private mValidateControl As CValidateControl

Private Sub Form_Load()
  Set mValidateControl = New CValidateControl
End Sub

Private Sub txtAA_LostFocus()
  ' Validate txtAA, with a test in-line
  mValidateControl.Validate txtAA, txtAA.Text = "AA", "Value must be AA"
End Sub

Private Sub txtBB_LostFocus()
  ' validate txtBB with a separate test
  Dim fTest As Boolean

  If txtBB.Text = "BB" Then
    fTest = True
  Else
    fTest = False
  End If

  mValidateControl.Validate txtBB, fTest, "Value must be BB"

End Sub

Private Sub txtCC_LostFocus()
  ' provide custom handling rather than the built-in message
  If mValidateControl.Validate(txtCC, txtCC.Text = "CC") = True Then
    MsgBox "It's gotta be CC"
  End If

End Sub

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