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MaskFormat Enum

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:
System.Windows.Forms.dll
Source:
MaskFormat.cs
Source:
MaskFormat.cs
Source:
MaskFormat.cs

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Defines how to format the text inside of a MaskedTextBox.

C# 
public enum MaskFormat
Inheritance
Object
ValueType
Enum
MaskFormat

Fields

Name Value Description
ExcludePromptAndLiterals 0

Return only text input by the user.
IncludePrompt 1

Return text input by the user as well as any instances of the prompt character.
IncludeLiterals 2

Return text input by the user as well as any literal characters defined in the mask.
IncludePromptAndLiterals 3

Return text input by the user as well as any literal characters defined in the mask and any instances of the prompt character.

Remarks

This enumeration is used by CutCopyMaskFormat and TextMaskFormat to control how text is returned - in the first case, by performing a cut and copy operation, and in the second place, by using the Text property.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

See also