Activate a button when NumericEntry reaches specific length

Feb 15, 2023

In my slide I do have a Numeric Entry and a button next to it with the status 'disabled'. How to enable a button when number of characters in Numeric Entry reaches a length of 9 digits in it.  How to get this done?

3 Replies
Richard Watson

Thilagam,

Depending on what type of number you are working with, here is something that might work.

Create a trigger that changes the button's state to Normal when the Numeric changes if the NumericEntity (or whatever you named the variable) is greater than or equal to a value of 99999999. 

Richard

 

 

Thilagam Sakkarathalwar

Thank you so much Richard. But do we have any option to change the default  NumericEntry object trigger which sets the NumericEntry equal to the typed value When NumericEntry loses focus. Because of this default trigger I have to click outside to make the button enable as NumericEntry taking the value when it loses focus. Can we enable the button when the focus is in NumericEntry?

Richard Watson

Thilagam,

As far as I can see, you cannot edit the trigger for a NumericEntry variable. You could add instruction text asking the learner to enter a number and press the Tab key or Enter key, which will make the button appear without having to manually click outside.

Maybe someone else has a workaround that I'm not aware of at this specific moment.

https://articulate.com/support/article/Storyline-What-Object-Loses-Focus-Means