Error emptying formatted text field

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Hello,

I have a script in vision to set the text of a formatted text field component to empty and when the field is empty then some code lines should be executed.

Thats how I set the text of the formatted text field component to empty:

event.source.parent.getComponent('Id_Field').text=""

And this is how I check if the field is empty:

id_to_filter=event.source.parent.getComponent('Id_Field').text
if id_to_filter=="":

My problem is that, this evaluation is always false because the text field is not empty but shows this instead:
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How can I remove or avoid that space? I don't know where the space comes from. My code is really that simple.

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How do you set your formatting? regex or formatted mask? I imagine those parameters will hold the answer to your question.

3

Validation mode is formatted mask:
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I don't understand how this could be related to the problem.

4

The text will be the length of your formatted mask.

5

Ahn, I see. How can I avoid this then?

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Add .strip() to the end of your scripted text property, so the whitespace is removed, and your code will work as intended:

if id_to_filter.strip()=="":
7

Thank you! Is there no possibility to also remove that whitespace from the field so that the cursor is set to the beginning of the field?

8

Adding this to your formatted text field's focusGained event handler would do that for you:

event.source.setCaretPosition(0)

It won't remove the white space, but it will position your cursor where you want it.

9

Just tried it. Okay in that case it is better to let the cursor at the end

10

This doesn't work :weary:

11

Maybe someone from inductive automation could help?

12

Be more specific. Is the problem still cursor placement?

13

Sorry it is working:)
I had an error somewhere else

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