MaskedInput class's Transform property that I described in depth in a few preceding blog posts presented us with an interesting design dilemma. At first it seemed like it should be a typical enumeration property, with one value for each Transform type. However, since the architecture allowed new Transform types to be added in a number of ...

In the previous post I explained how you can customize the behaviour of MaskedInput’s Transforms. That should probably cover all your needs. However, MaskedInput’s architecture does allow for one more way to customize transforms. You can actually build in your own. As you can see from the MaskedInput_Transforms.js file attached in ...

In this blog post I will assume that you understand how MaskedInput Transforms function. It was explained in the previous blog post. Here is the list of currently implemented transforms: CreditCard_VisaMasterCard - Visa or MasterCard credit card number.CreditCard_AmEx - American Express credit card number.Telephone_NorthAmerica - North American ...

The format of the masked input is fully defined by the "Transform" it uses. A Transform is a client-side JavaScript object containing just three functions: validate – A function that takes a look at what the user just typed into the masked input box, and returns a boolean value: true if text is valid, false if it isn't. For ...

Short Story: This will not work: <ComponentArt:NumberInput runat="server" ID="MyNumberInput" /> <input type="button" value="+" onclick="MyNumberInput.increaseValue();" /> <input type="button" value="-" onclick="MyNumberInput.decreaseValue();" ...

  Now that Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 has shipped, it's a good time to talk about the next version of ASP.NET and Visual Studio. More specifically, I am happy to share some good news on how Microsoft's next major platform release will affect ComponentArt's customers.   Scott Guthrie has a great post on ASP.NET AJAX in .NET ...

"If you set a default style for the td tag in your stylesheet, like this, td {font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: #333333;} then this will be used in your tab strip, no matter what style you create for the tab items" Questions like this are quite common in forums and support calls.  An obvious way to ...

A little while ago it hit us that our website was almost 3 years old. It had aged well, but the polish was starting to come off, and it grew to the point where its navigation was no longer adequate. It was time for a complete re-vamp. While brainstorming the new website and its navigation structure, we quickly came to the subject of ribbon - a ...

The latest incantation AxoSoft's bug tracking and project management software - OnTime 2007 - was officially released yesterday. AxoSoft is a leader in its space, offering a product that hits the sweet spot for customers looking for high-end tracking and team collaboration features found in packages such as Visual Studio Team Services, ...

Last night we updated the official Web.UI product roadmap. We are about 1-2 weeks off target regarding the release dates that were announced back in November. However, the good news is that the 2007.1 release will include one additional control (Dialog for ASP.NET), adding a total of three new controls: ComboBox, ToolBar, and Dialog. Adding a ...