caret (^) marks anything after the caret as disallowed and anything before it or not listed as acceptable: : Filter « TextField « Flash / Flex / ActionScript






  1. Flash / Flex / ActionScript
  2. TextField
  3. Filter

caret (^) marks anything after the caret as disallowed and anything before it or not listed as acceptable:

 

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  import flash.text.*;
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){
      var field:TextField = new TextField(  );
        field.restrict = "0-9 A-F ^ a-z";
        field.type = flash.text.TextFieldType.INPUT;
        field.border = true;
        field.background = true;
        addChild(field);

        
    }
  }
}








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