Difficulty to enter negative numbers in TextEdit, TextInput etc... boxes.

Francky033

Hello,

I have some small difficulties when entering negative numbers into TextInput boxes in QML.
If I press the "-", "1", "2", "3" keys successively, I get 123 instead of -123.
The only way to enter "-123" is to type 123 and then click on the beginning of the number and type -.The value -123 is then obtained.

Is there something I didn't understand?

Thank you!

Markkyboy

How are you validating the range/negative numbers?

As per documentation;

    TextField {
        validator: IntValidator {
            bottom: -99
            top: 99
        }
        focus: true
    }

Francky033

Yes, that's right, but that doesn't change anything... I can enter a negative value but in a rather convoluted way.

Markkyboy

What you describe is not the case for me when I try the code I posted. I am able to successfully enter '-' '9' '9' '9', which is why I answered you.

Perhaps to post a snippet of your code?

Francky033

Yes! You're right !

In fact, I manage the TextEdit anchor using C++.
I was using the "int" type but it was a mistake!I had to use QString and then convert to integer only if the QString is different from "-" in the loop I use.

Thanks Markkyboy for your help !