Formatter

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" verticalAlign="top"

    horizontalAlign="center" backgroundGradientColors="[#570A0A, #731F1F]" paddingTop="0" backgroundGradientAlphas="[1.0, 1.0]">

   

    <mx:Script>

        <![CDATA[

            // Event handler to format the input.           

            private function Format():void

            {

                // The format() method returns the formatted String,

                // or an empty String if there is an error.

                var formattedVal:String = numberFormatter.format(inputVal.text);

                if (formattedVal.length==0) {

                    // If there is an error, the Format.error property

                    // contains the reason.

                    formattedNumber.text=numberFormatter.error;

                }

               

                else {

                    formattedNumber.text=formattedVal;

                }

            }

        ]]>

    </mx:Script>

   

    <mx:NumberFormatter id="numberFormatter" />

   

    <mx:Panel title="Formatter Example" layout="vertical" color="0xffffff" borderAlpha="0.15"

         paddingTop="10" paddingRight="10" paddingBottom="10" paddingLeft="10" horizontalAlign="center"  x="10" y="10">

        

         <mx:Form color="0x323232">

            <mx:FormItem label="Enter number - a letter is invalid:">

                <mx:TextInput id="inputVal" text="" width="75%"/>

            </mx:FormItem>

            <mx:FormItem label="Formatted number: ">

                <mx:Label id="formattedNumber" width="75%"/>

            </mx:FormItem>

            <mx:FormItem>

                <mx:Button label="Validate and Format" click="Format();"/>

            </mx:FormItem>

        </mx:Form>

       

    </mx:Panel>

</mx:Application>