selectValue of DateItem when useMask is true

[ESutherland]

I have a DateItem with useTextBox true and useMask true
since switching to using useMask true our users don't like that the text isn't initially selected on editor enter
I see that the functions selectValue() and setSelectionRange() only work with freeform, is there any way for me to select the value when useMask is true?

Thank you for your help

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SmartClient Version: v11.0p_2017-02-16/Pro Development Only (built 2017-02-16)

[Isomorphic]

Try setting selectOnFocus:true via item.textFieldProperties - that will cause the entire value to be selected when entering the field via methods other than clicking at a specific location with the mouse.

You could set selectOnClick in the same way, but there are complex interactions in cases like this, and you may see unexpected behaviors - let us know if you do.

We're adding both attributes as passthroughs, so that setting them on the parent DateItem will be sufficient.

[ESutherland]

I didn't realize that there were textFieldProperties, good to know.
I'm using selectOnClick, which is working great when the DateItem is in a DynamicForm but not when it's a ListGridField.

Are there anything I need to know to make it work on a ListGrid?

[Isomorphic]

Please show the code you're using

[ESutherland]

I set my defaults by using addProperties to the isc.Date object here https://pastebin.com/AzS5FRCW

You'll notice that my potential solution to this is to override setSelectionRange and always set start = 0 and end = 999

After setting my defaults, I instantiate a ListGrid with the field {name: "hireDate", type:"date", useTextField: true, editorType: "date"}

[Isomorphic]

If you're setting these globally, try isc.DateItem.changeDefaults("textFieldDefaults", { ... }) - also, that override of setSelectionRange() will break builtin behaviors, so you should drop it.

If this doesn't work, in let us know and we'll take a look.

[ESutherland]

Here is my sandbox test https://pastebin.com/ByHa86xu

Regardless of its a DynamicForm or ListGrid, when you tab the fields for the first time it correctly selects the value on focus, but if you tab through a second time it will not select the value.

The selectOnClick also has a weird nuance only with the ListGrid.
When the grid is not in edit mode if you double-click the first field to start editing, you can click a date and it selects the value correctly.
When the grid is not in edit mode if you double-click a date field to start editing, it will not select the value correctly.

[Isomorphic]

When we run this sample exactly as-is, against the latest 11.0 code, we see none of these issues.

Please update to the latest from smartclient.com/builds.

[ESutherland]

Confirmed.. Thank you for your help