| Package | mx.formatters | 
| Class | public class ZipCodeFormatter | 
| Inheritance | ZipCodeFormatter  Formatter  Object | 
formatString property.
  
  A six-digit number must be supplied for a six-digit mask. If you use a five-digit or a nine-digit mask, you can use either a five-digit or a nine-digit number for formatting.
If an error occurs, an empty String is returned and a String that  
  describes the error is saved to the error property.  
  The error property can have one of the following values:
"Invalid value" means an invalid numeric value is passed 
    to the format() method. The value should be a valid number 
    in the form of a Number or a String, except for Canadian postal code, 
    which allows alphanumeric values, or the number of digits does not match 
    the allowed digits from the formatString property."Invalid format" means any of the characters in the 
    formatString property do not match the allowed characters 
    specified in the validFormatChars property, 
    or the number of numeric placeholders does not equal 9, 5, or 6. Hide MXML Syntax
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The <mx:ZipCodeFormatter> tag
  inherits all of the tag attributes of its superclass,
  and adds the following tag attributes:
  <mx:ZipCodeFormatter
    formatString="#####|#####-####|### ###"
  />
  
  
  See also
| Property | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|  | constructor : Object 
  A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance. | Object | |
|  | defaultInvalidFormatError : String [static] 
   Error message for an invalid format string specified to the formatter. | Formatter | |
|  | defaultInvalidValueError : String [static] 
   Error messages for an invalid value specified to the formatter. | Formatter | |
|  | error : String 
   Description saved by the formatter when an error occurs. | Formatter | |
| formatString : String 
   The mask pattern. | ZipCodeFormatter | ||
|  | prototype : Object [static] 
  A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object. | Object | |
| Method | Defined By | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 
   Constructor. | ZipCodeFormatter | ||
| 
   Formats the String by using the specified format. | ZipCodeFormatter | ||
|  | 
  Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined. | Object | |
|  | 
  Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified 
  as the parameter. | Object | |
|  | 
  Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable. | Object | |
|  | 
     Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations. | Object | |
|  | 
  Returns the string representation of the specified object. | Object | |
|  | 
  Returns the primitive value of the specified object. | Object | |
| formatString | property | 
formatString:String  [read-write] 
   The mask pattern.
   Possible values are "#####-####",
   "##### ####", "#####",
   "###-###" and "### ###".
     
   
 The default value is "#####".
    public function get formatString():String
    public function set formatString(value:String):void
| ZipCodeFormatter | () | Constructor | 
public function ZipCodeFormatter()
Constructor.
| format | () | method | 
public override function format(value:Object):String
   Formats the String by using the specified format.
   If the value cannot be formatted, return an empty String 
   and write a description of the error to the error property.
     
Parameters
| value:Object— Value to format. | 
| String— Formatted String. Empty if an error occurs. A description 
   of the error condition is written to theerrorproperty. | 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Simple example to demonstrate ZipCodeFormatter. -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.events.ValidationResultEvent;            
            private var vResult:ValidationResultEvent;
            // Event handler to validate and format input.
            private function Format():void 
            {
                vResult = zcVal.validate();
                
                if (vResult.type==ValidationResultEvent.VALID) {
                    formattedZipcode.text= zipFormatter.format(zip.text);
                }
                
                else {
                    formattedZipcode.text= "";
                }
            }
        ]]>      
    </mx:Script>
    <mx:ZipCodeFormatter id="zipFormatter" formatString="#####-####"/>
    <mx:ZipCodeValidator id="zcVal" source="{zip}" property="text" allowedFormatChars=""/>
    <mx:Panel title="ZipCodeFormatter Example" width="75%" height="75%" 
            paddingTop="10" paddingLeft="10" paddingRight="10" paddingBottom="10">
        <mx:Form width="100%">
            <mx:FormItem label="Enter a 5 or 9 digit U.S. ZIP code:" width="100%">
                <mx:TextInput id="zip" text=""/>
            </mx:FormItem>
            <mx:FormItem label="Formatted ZIP code: " width="100%">
                <mx:TextInput id="formattedZipcode" text="" editable="false"/>
            </mx:FormItem>
            <mx:FormItem>
                <mx:Button label="Validate and Format" click="Format();"/>
            </mx:FormItem>
        </mx:Form>
    </mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>