Spry User Guide - Support - Adobe

Value Description
"0" Whole numbers between 0 and 9
"A" Uppercase alphabetic characters
"a" Lowercase alphabetic characters
"B"; "b" Case-insensitive alphabetic characters
"X" Uppercase alpha-numeric characters
"x" Lowercase alpha-numeric characters
"Y"; "y" Case-insensitive alpha-numeric characters
"?" Any character
Any characters (letters, punctuation, and so on) other than the backslash (\) and those listed in the preceding table
are considered autocomplete characters, and Spry can insert these kinds of characters at the appropriate time. For
example, if you have a zip code like UT.99CW, you might want to have Spry insert the period automatically after the
user types the first two capital letters.
❖ To use an autocomplete character, insert the character in the format pattern, as follows:
var textfieldwidget1 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationTextField("textfieldwidget1",
"zip_code", {format:"zip_custom", pattern:"AA.00AA"});
The preceding code results in a text field that accepts values such as UT.99CW, AB.87PP, GV.44RE, and so on, with
the period appearing as an autocomplete character after the user types the first two capital letters.
You can also have Spry autocomplete letters (other than those in the preceding table), as in the following example:
var textfieldwidget1 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationTextField("textfieldwidget1",
"zip_code", {format:"zip_custom", pattern:"AA.00AAF3"});
The preceding code results in a text field that accepts values such as UT.99CWF3, AB.87PPF3, GV.44REF3, and so
on, with the period appearing as an autocomplete character after the user types the first two capital letters, and the
F3 appearing after the user types the last two capital letters.
To use any of the special characters listed in the preceding table as an autocomplete character, escape them with a
double backslash (\\), as in the following example:
var textfieldwidget1 = new Spry.Widget.ValidationTextField("textfieldwidget1",
"zip_code", {format:"zip_custom", pattern:"AA.00AA\\B3"});
The preceding code results in a text field that accepts values such as UT.99CWB3, AB.87PPB3, GV.44REB3, and so
on, with the period appearing as an autocomplete character after the user types the first two capital letters, and the
B3 appearing after the user types the last two capital letters.
Touseabackslash(\)aspartofanautocompletesequence,doubleit,andescapeitusingadoublebackslash—atotal
of four backslashes (\\\\)—as follows:
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