How do I get a TextBox to only accept numeric input in WPF?

Question

I\'m looking to accept digits and the decimal point, but no sign.

I\'ve looked at samples using the NumericUpDown control for Windows Forms, and this sample of a Num

Answer 1

I used some of what was already here and put my own twist on it using a behavior so I don't have to propagate this code throughout a ton of Views...

public class AllowableCharactersTextBoxBehavior : Behavior
{
    public static readonly DependencyProperty RegularExpressionProperty =
         DependencyProperty.Register("RegularExpression", typeof(string), typeof(AllowableCharactersTextBoxBehavior),
         new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(".*"));
    public string RegularExpression
    {
        get
        {
            return (string)base.GetValue(RegularExpressionProperty);
        }
        set
        {
            base.SetValue(RegularExpressionProperty, value);
        }
    }

    public static readonly DependencyProperty MaxLengthProperty =
        DependencyProperty.Register("MaxLength", typeof(int), typeof(AllowableCharactersTextBoxBehavior),
        new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(int.MinValue));
    public int MaxLength
    {
        get
        {
            return (int)base.GetValue(MaxLengthProperty);
        }
        set
        {
            base.SetValue(MaxLengthProperty, value);
        }
    }

    protected override void OnAttached()
    {
        base.OnAttached();
        AssociatedObject.PreviewTextInput += OnPreviewTextInput;
        DataObject.AddPastingHandler(AssociatedObject, OnPaste);
    }

    private void OnPaste(object sender, DataObjectPastingEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.DataObject.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Text))
        {
            string text = Convert.ToString(e.DataObject.GetData(DataFormats.Text));

            if (!IsValid(text, true))
            {
                e.CancelCommand();
            }
        }
        else
        {
            e.CancelCommand();
        }
    }

    void OnPreviewTextInput(object sender, System.Windows.Input.TextCompositionEventArgs e)
    {
        e.Handled = !IsValid(e.Text, false);
    }

    protected override void OnDetaching()
    {
        base.OnDetaching();
        AssociatedObject.PreviewTextInput -= OnPreviewTextInput;
        DataObject.RemovePastingHandler(AssociatedObject, OnPaste);
    }

    private bool IsValid(string newText, bool paste)
    {
        return !ExceedsMaxLength(newText, paste) && Regex.IsMatch(newText, RegularExpression);
    }

    private bool ExceedsMaxLength(string newText, bool paste)
    {
        if (MaxLength == 0) return false;

        return LengthOfModifiedText(newText, paste) > MaxLength;
    }

    private int LengthOfModifiedText(string newText, bool paste)
    {
        var countOfSelectedChars = this.AssociatedObject.SelectedText.Length;
        var caretIndex = this.AssociatedObject.CaretIndex;
        string text = this.AssociatedObject.Text;

        if (countOfSelectedChars > 0 || paste)
        {
            text = text.Remove(caretIndex, countOfSelectedChars);
            return text.Length + newText.Length;
        }
        else
        {
            var insert = Keyboard.IsKeyToggled(Key.Insert);

            return insert && caretIndex < text.Length ? text.Length : text.Length + newText.Length;
        }
    }
}

Here is the relevant view code: