MaskedTextBox.MaskFull Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:

MaskedTextBox.cs

Gets a value indicating whether all required and optional inputs have been entered into the input mask.

C#

[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
public bool MaskFull { get; }

Property Value

Boolean

true if all required and optional inputs have been entered; otherwise, false.

Attributes

BrowsableAttribute

Examples

The following code example handles the MaskInputRejected event, and uses a ToolTip to alert the user if an attempt is made to enter data after all positions in the mask have been used.

C#

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    maskedTextBox1.Mask = "00/00/0000";

    maskedTextBox1.MaskInputRejected += new MaskInputRejectedEventHandler(maskedTextBox1_MaskInputRejected);
    maskedTextBox1.KeyDown += new KeyEventHandler(maskedTextBox1_KeyDown);
}

void maskedTextBox1_MaskInputRejected(object sender, MaskInputRejectedEventArgs e)
{
    if (maskedTextBox1.MaskFull)
    {
        toolTip1.ToolTipTitle = "Input Rejected - Too Much Data";
        toolTip1.Show("You cannot enter any more data into the date field. Delete some characters in order to insert more data.", maskedTextBox1, 0, -20, 5000);
    }
    else if (e.Position == maskedTextBox1.Mask.Length)
    {
        toolTip1.ToolTipTitle = "Input Rejected - End of Field";
        toolTip1.Show("You cannot add extra characters to the end of this date field.", maskedTextBox1, 0, -20, 5000);
    }
    else
    {
        toolTip1.ToolTipTitle = "Input Rejected";
        toolTip1.Show("You can only add numeric characters (0-9) into this date field.", maskedTextBox1, 0, -20, 5000);
    }
}

void maskedTextBox1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    // The balloon tip is visible for five seconds; if the user types any data before it disappears, collapse it ourselves.
    toolTip1.Hide(maskedTextBox1);
}

Remarks

You can use the MaskFull property within the MaskInputRejected event handler to determine if the user's input was rejected because there are no remaining inputs in the mask. To determine whether only required input elements have been entered, use the MaskCompleted property.

Applies to

See also

• MaskCompleted
• Mask
• Text
• MaskChanged
• MaskInputRejected