[Glade-users] ComboBoxEntry validation

[ashats at hotmail.com (Arthur Shats)]

Thanks,
I think the simplest solution to validate the input against dropdown list is to store that list in an 
array/list and then 
call array.index(input) .  If it finds the index for the 'input' in the array, then there is a match; if it 
doesn't, then the 'input' is invalid. However, if it doesn't find the index, it throws an exception. So I am 
catching the exception and display an error msg. It's working for me so far.
If somebody thinks this is the wrong way to go, let me know please.
Thanks,
Arthur.
 
> Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:45:05 +0900
> Subject: Re: [Glade-users] ComboBoxEntry validation
> From: tristan.van.berkom at gmail.com
> To: ashats at hotmail.com
> CC: glade-users at lists.ximian.com
>
> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 3:01 AM, Arthur Shats <ashats at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > But my drop down list is built with gtk.ListStore and I
> > use .set_model. Doesn't ListStore have any methods that would help in
> > validation? I found this on the web:
> > "The tree models derived from gtk.GenericTreeModel are protected from
> > problems with out of date gtk.TreeIter objects because gtk.TreeIter objects
> > are automatically checked for validity with the tree model."
> > But I don't know how to make use of it. Whould this help in validation
> > comboBoxEntry entries agains the drop down list?
>
> The validity of a GtkTreeIter in a GtkTreeModel just means that the iter
> has not gone out of date... iters are created by the model and they are
> temporal... when the model changes... any iters that you've stored
> become invalid.
>
> Cheers,
> -Tristan
>
> > Thanks,
> > Arthur.
> >
> >
> > > Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 11:57:17 +0900
> > > Subject: Re: [Glade-users] ComboBoxEntry validation
> > > From: tristan.van.berkom at gmail.com
> > > To: ashats at hotmail.com
> > > CC: glade-users at lists.ximian.com
> > >
> > > You need to catch the signal fired when the user types the ENTER key
> > > ("activate" I believe) and do the check yourself.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > -Tristan
> > >
> > > On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 1:58 AM, Arthur Shats <ashats at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > For comboBoxEntry fields that have a drop down list, is there a built-in
> > > > functionality to validate the input against the drop down list (so only
> > > > items from the list could be typed in) or I have to write my own
> > > > validation
> > > > check. I don't want to use comboBox instead of comboBoxEntry because I
> > > > want
> > > > the user to be able to start typing and then use EntryCompletion.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks much,
> > > > Arthur.
> > > >
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