Question

I want to use a validator to ensure 2 password fields match in Flex. I want the validator to highlight form fields like a normal flex validation control. Thanks.

Answer 1

enter code hereI created my own custom validator (mostly copied from date validator):

package validators {     import mx.validators.ValidationResult;     import mx.validators.Validator;      public class PasswordValidator extends Validator     {         // Define Array for the return value of doValidation().         private var results:Array;          public function PasswordValidator()         {             super();         }          public var confirmationSource: Object;         public var confirmationProperty: String;          // Define the doValidation() method.         override protected function doValidation(value:Object):Array {              // Call base class doValidation().             var results:Array = super.doValidation(value.password);              if (value.password != value.confirmation) {                 results.push(new ValidationResult(true, null, 'Mismatch',                 'Password Dosen't match Retype!'));              }              return results;         }                 /**          *  @private          *  Grabs the data for the confirmation password from its different sources          *  if its there and bundles it to be processed by the doValidation routine.          */         override protected function getValueFromSource():Object         {             var value:Object = {};              value.password = super.getValueFromSource();              if (confirmationSource && confirmationProperty)             {                 value.confirmation = confirmationSource[confirmationProperty];             }              return  value;         }             } } 

the example mxml for using:

<validators:PasswordValidator id='pwvPasswords' required='true' source='{txtPassword}' property='text' confirmationSource='{txtPasswordConfirm}' confirmationProperty='text' trigger='{btnStep2Finish}' /> 

It’s pretty basic, but it’s mostly what I need. It only highlights the password box though, would like to get it to highlight both.