Chapter 2 Measurement Studio .NET Class Libraries© National Instruments Corporation 2-47 Measurement Studio User ManualNumeric Edit ControlUse the Measurement Studio numeric edit control, as shown inFigure 2-18, to display numeric values and to provide a way by which endusers can edit numeric values. Typically, you use a numeric edit control toinput or display double numerical data instead of using a Web FormsTextBox control.Figure 2-18. Numeric Edit Web Forms ControlWith the numeric edit control and the classes that interface with the controlyou can perform the following operations:• Perform range checking.• Set the minimum range value to negative infinity and the maximumrange value to positive infinity.• Create custom formats or use built-in numeric formats includinggeneric, engineering, and simple double. You can use these numericformats with other Measurement Studio user interface controls, suchas the waveform graph and numeric pointer controls.• Connect to a Measurement Studio numeric control so that if youchange the value of one control, it changes the value of the othercontrol.• Set the coercion mode property to discrete or continuous values. Thisproperty configures the control to allow entry or display of either adiscrete set of values or any value.• Validate and format data without posting back to the Web server.Tip For more information about using the Web Forms numeric edit control, refer to theNumericEdit Class section in the NI Measurement Studio Help.
