Fixed compile error

[wxWidgets.git] / wxPython / wx / lib / maskededit.py

diff --git a/wxPython/wx/lib/maskededit.py b/wxPython/wx/lib/maskededit.py
index 3b1630e153609a3870240e444f5253d1eb00e5e0..9eaf4b969c805925a25f5071b3e36cbf4c799a87 100644 (file)
--- a/wxPython/wx/lib/maskededit.py
+++ b/wxPython/wx/lib/maskededit.py
@@ -4444,7 +4444,8 @@ class MaskedEditMixin:
                 dbg('text: "%s"' % text)
                 if self._signOk:
                     signpos = self._decimalpos - (len(text[:self._decimalpos].lstrip()) + 1)
-                    if text[signpos+1] in ('-','('):
+                   # prevent checking for empty string - Tomo - Wed 14 Jan 2004 03:19:09 PM CET
+                    if len(text) >= signpos+1 and  text[signpos+1] in ('-','('):
                         signpos += 1
                 else:
                     signpos = -1