[FLEX-34378] mx:DateValidator allows multiple separator chars

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Apache Flex 4.12.0
• Fix Version/s: Apache Flex 4.14.0
• Component/s: Validators
• Labels: easyfix easytest
• Environment: WIN 7 64; Flash 14
• Assignee: Justin Mclean
• Reporter: Mara Cou
• Created: 18/Jun/14 15:11
• Updated: 06/Jul/14 02:20
• Resolved: 06/Jul/14 02:20

Description

With Adobe Flex 4.12, the following validator declaration reports no validation error for input string "12/////12/////2012".

With Apache Flex 4.6 this leads to a validation error, which is the correct behaviour.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:WindowedApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" 
					   xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" 
					   xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
	<fx:Script>
		<![CDATA[
			import mx.controls.Alert;
		]]>
	</fx:Script>
	
	<fx:Declarations>
		<mx:DateValidator
			source="{enteredDate}" 
			property="text" 
			inputFormat="mm/dd/yyyy"
			wrongLengthError="The date format is not correct"
			allowedFormatChars="/ - ."
			trigger="{checkDate}" 
			triggerEvent="click"
			valid="{Alert.show('Date is valid')}"
			invalid="{Alert.show('Date is invalid')}"/>
	</fx:Declarations>
	
	
	<mx:Text text="Enter date (mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy or mm dd yyyy):"/>
	<mx:TextInput y="150"
				  id="enteredDate" />
	<mx:Button y="75"
			   label="Check Date" id="checkDate"/>
	
</s:WindowedApplication>