Hi
We are using CSLA version 2.0 on .NET 2.0 VS2005. We notice something and we don't know if we are the only one that this happens to and if there's a fix for it. So here it is...
We build our Windows form no problem, we can fetch the information no problem. When we do a modification in a field, let's say a textbox, and we don't tab out of that field (i.e. the cursor is still in the textbox I just modified) and I click my save button, the modification I made in that particular textbox does not get save. But if I do tab out everything gets save.
This is getting a bit of a pain when I'm testing. I have to make sure that I tab out of the field or click out of the field for the changes to be saved.
Is there a work around for this issue?
We don't want to change to CSLA Version 3, because everything is working fine for now and we are too advanced in our project to switch now... We will be upgrading later on.
Thanks
Kat
I'm not sure if this is a Windows issue or a CSLA issue, but there is one thing you can maybe look at. What is the DataSourceUpdateMode on your Windows forms controls? Try changing them to "OnPropertyChanged" if that is not what they are set as to see if this helps.
Hopefully someone with more knowledge will come along to help, but I'd look at this first.
Verify that your Save button has "CausesValidation" set to True.
When databinding is set to use OnValidation (default) as updatemode then it is when you leave the input control and another control that has "CausesValidation" get focus that the value is actually written to the databound property.
You can read more about databinding in the Databinding FAQ
Just be aware that there are a lot of databinding fixes in the latest 3.x version of Csla.
That said, what you're seeing is normal. Clicking a toolbar button does NOT cause the focus to change. This is by design and a feature of the toolbar. A workaround which should help is calling Validate on your form before you try to save, and this should trigger the desired behavior.
Will try that out for sure and get back to you
Thanks
Kat
Kat,
Is your save button part of a toolbar ? If so, then it's a "lightweight" control that doesn't steal focus from the previous control, and as such doesn't trigger the validation on your TextBox. Been bitten by that one before.
As mentioned, make sure you call Validate() in your Save button's handler.
Cheers
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