Another approach will be using an attached behavior, I implemented my custom TextBoxHelper class, which can be used on textboxes all over my project. Because I figured that subscribing to the events for every textboxes and in every individual XAML file for this purpose can be time consuming.
The TextBoxHelper class I implemented has these features:
- Filtering and accepting only numbers in Double, Int, Uint and Natural format
- Filtering and accepting only Even or Odd numbers
- Handling paste event handler to prevent pasting invalid text into our numeric textboxes
- Can set a Default Value which will be used to prevent invalid data as the last shot by subscribing to the textboxes TextChanged event
Here is the implementation of TextBoxHelper class:
public static class TextBoxHelper
{
#region Enum Declarations
public enum NumericFormat
{
Double,
Int,
Uint,
Natural
}
public enum EvenOddConstraint
{
All,
OnlyEven,
OnlyOdd
}
#endregion
#region Dependency Properties & CLR Wrappers
public static readonly DependencyProperty OnlyNumericProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("OnlyNumeric", typeof(NumericFormat?), typeof(TextBoxHelper),
new PropertyMetadata(null, DependencyPropertiesChanged));
public static void SetOnlyNumeric(TextBox element, NumericFormat value) =>
element.SetValue(OnlyNumericProperty, value);
public static NumericFormat GetOnlyNumeric(TextBox element) =>
(NumericFormat) element.GetValue(OnlyNumericProperty);
public static readonly DependencyProperty DefaultValueProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("DefaultValue", typeof(string), typeof(TextBoxHelper),
new PropertyMetadata(null, DependencyPropertiesChanged));
public static void SetDefaultValue(TextBox element, string value) =>
element.SetValue(DefaultValueProperty, value);
public static string GetDefaultValue(TextBox element) => (string) element.GetValue(DefaultValueProperty);
public static readonly DependencyProperty EvenOddConstraintProperty =
DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("EvenOddConstraint", typeof(EvenOddConstraint), typeof(TextBoxHelper),
new PropertyMetadata(EvenOddConstraint.All, DependencyPropertiesChanged));
public static void SetEvenOddConstraint(TextBox element, EvenOddConstraint value) =>
element.SetValue(EvenOddConstraintProperty, value);
public static EvenOddConstraint GetEvenOddConstraint(TextBox element) =>
(EvenOddConstraint)element.GetValue(EvenOddConstraintProperty);
#endregion
#region Dependency Properties Methods
private static void DependencyPropertiesChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
if (!(d is TextBox textBox))
throw new Exception("Attached property must be used with TextBox.");
switch (e.Property.Name)
{
case "OnlyNumeric":
{
var castedValue = (NumericFormat?) e.NewValue;
if (castedValue.HasValue)
{
textBox.PreviewTextInput += TextBox_PreviewTextInput;
DataObject.AddPastingHandler(textBox, TextBox_PasteEventHandler);
}
else
{
textBox.PreviewTextInput -= TextBox_PreviewTextInput;
DataObject.RemovePastingHandler(textBox, TextBox_PasteEventHandler);
}
break;
}
case "DefaultValue":
{
var castedValue = (string) e.NewValue;
if (castedValue != null)
{
textBox.TextChanged += TextBox_TextChanged;
}
else
{
textBox.TextChanged -= TextBox_TextChanged;
}
break;
}
}
}
#endregion
private static void TextBox_PreviewTextInput(object sender, TextCompositionEventArgs e)
{
var textBox = (TextBox)sender;
string newText;
if (textBox.SelectionLength == 0)
{
newText = textBox.Text.Insert(textBox.SelectionStart, e.Text);
}
else
{
var textAfterDelete = textBox.Text.Remove(textBox.SelectionStart, textBox.SelectionLength);
newText = textAfterDelete.Insert(textBox.SelectionStart, e.Text);
}
var evenOddConstraint = GetEvenOddConstraint(textBox);
switch (GetOnlyNumeric(textBox))
{
case NumericFormat.Double:
{
if (double.TryParse(newText, out double number))
{
switch (evenOddConstraint)
{
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyEven:
if (number % 2 != 0)
e.Handled = true;
else
e.Handled = false;
break;
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyOdd:
if (number % 2 == 0)
e.Handled = true;
else
e.Handled = false;
break;
}
}
else
e.Handled = true;
break;
}
case NumericFormat.Int:
{
if (int.TryParse(newText, out int number))
{
switch (evenOddConstraint)
{
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyEven:
if (number % 2 != 0)
e.Handled = true;
else
e.Handled = false;
break;
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyOdd:
if (number % 2 == 0)
e.Handled = true;
else
e.Handled = false;
break;
}
}
else
e.Handled = true;
break;
}
case NumericFormat.Uint:
{
if (uint.TryParse(newText, out uint number))
{
switch (evenOddConstraint)
{
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyEven:
if (number % 2 != 0)
e.Handled = true;
else
e.Handled = false;
break;
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyOdd:
if (number % 2 == 0)
e.Handled = true;
else
e.Handled = false;
break;
}
}
else
e.Handled = true;
break;
}
case NumericFormat.Natural:
{
if (uint.TryParse(newText, out uint number))
{
if (number == 0)
e.Handled = true;
else
{
switch (evenOddConstraint)
{
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyEven:
if (number % 2 != 0)
e.Handled = true;
else
e.Handled = false;
break;
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyOdd:
if (number % 2 == 0)
e.Handled = true;
else
e.Handled = false;
break;
}
}
}
else
e.Handled = true;
break;
}
}
}
private static void TextBox_PasteEventHandler(object sender, DataObjectPastingEventArgs e)
{
var textBox = (TextBox)sender;
if (e.DataObject.GetDataPresent(typeof(string)))
{
var clipboardText = (string) e.DataObject.GetData(typeof(string));
var newText = textBox.Text.Insert(textBox.SelectionStart, clipboardText);
var evenOddConstraint = GetEvenOddConstraint(textBox);
switch (GetOnlyNumeric(textBox))
{
case NumericFormat.Double:
{
if (double.TryParse(newText, out double number))
{
switch (evenOddConstraint)
{
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyEven:
if (number % 2 != 0)
e.CancelCommand();
break;
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyOdd:
if (number % 2 == 0)
e.CancelCommand();
break;
}
}
else
e.CancelCommand();
break;
}
case NumericFormat.Int:
{
if (int.TryParse(newText, out int number))
{
switch (evenOddConstraint)
{
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyEven:
if (number % 2 != 0)
e.CancelCommand();
break;
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyOdd:
if (number % 2 == 0)
e.CancelCommand();
break;
}
}
else
e.CancelCommand();
break;
}
case NumericFormat.Uint:
{
if (uint.TryParse(newText, out uint number))
{
switch (evenOddConstraint)
{
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyEven:
if (number % 2 != 0)
e.CancelCommand();
break;
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyOdd:
if (number % 2 == 0)
e.CancelCommand();
break;
}
}
else
e.CancelCommand();
break;
}
case NumericFormat.Natural:
{
if (uint.TryParse(newText, out uint number))
{
if (number == 0)
e.CancelCommand();
else
{
switch (evenOddConstraint)
{
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyEven:
if (number % 2 != 0)
e.CancelCommand();
break;
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyOdd:
if (number % 2 == 0)
e.CancelCommand();
break;
}
}
}
else
{
e.CancelCommand();
}
break;
}
}
}
else
{
e.CancelCommand();
}
}
private static void TextBox_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
var textBox = (TextBox)sender;
var defaultValue = GetDefaultValue(textBox);
var evenOddConstraint = GetEvenOddConstraint(textBox);
switch (GetOnlyNumeric(textBox))
{
case NumericFormat.Double:
{
if (double.TryParse(textBox.Text, out double number))
{
switch (evenOddConstraint)
{
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyEven:
if (number % 2 != 0)
textBox.Text = defaultValue;
break;
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyOdd:
if (number % 2 == 0)
textBox.Text = defaultValue;
break;
}
}
else
textBox.Text = defaultValue;
break;
}
case NumericFormat.Int:
{
if (int.TryParse(textBox.Text, out int number))
{
switch (evenOddConstraint)
{
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyEven:
if (number % 2 != 0)
textBox.Text = defaultValue;
break;
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyOdd:
if (number % 2 == 0)
textBox.Text = defaultValue;
break;
}
}
else
textBox.Text = defaultValue;
break;
}
case NumericFormat.Uint:
{
if (uint.TryParse(textBox.Text, out uint number))
{
switch (evenOddConstraint)
{
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyEven:
if (number % 2 != 0)
textBox.Text = defaultValue;
break;
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyOdd:
if (number % 2 == 0)
textBox.Text = defaultValue;
break;
}
}
else
textBox.Text = defaultValue;
break;
}
case NumericFormat.Natural:
{
if (uint.TryParse(textBox.Text, out uint number))
{
if(number == 0)
textBox.Text = defaultValue;
else
{
switch (evenOddConstraint)
{
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyEven:
if (number % 2 != 0)
textBox.Text = defaultValue;
break;
case EvenOddConstraint.OnlyOdd:
if (number % 2 == 0)
textBox.Text = defaultValue;
break;
}
}
}
else
{
textBox.Text = defaultValue;
}
break;
}
}
}
}
And here is some example of its easy usage:
<TextBox viewHelpers:TextBoxHelper.OnlyNumeric="Double"
viewHelpers:TextBoxHelper.DefaultValue="1"/>
Or
<TextBox viewHelpers:TextBoxHelper.OnlyNumeric="Natural"
viewHelpers:TextBoxHelper.DefaultValue="3"
viewHelpers:TextBoxHelper.EvenOddConstraint="OnlyOdd"/>
Note that my TextBoxHelper resides in the viewHelpers xmlns alias.
I hope that this implementation eases some other one's work :)
