MaskedTextBox.TextMaskFormat Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:

MaskedTextBox.cs

Gets or sets a value that determines whether literals and prompt characters are included in the formatted string.

C#

public System.Windows.Forms.MaskFormat TextMaskFormat { get; set; }

Property Value

MaskFormat

One of the MaskFormat values. The default is IncludeLiterals.

Exceptions

InvalidEnumArgumentException

Property set with a MaskFormat value that is not valid.

Remarks

The TextMaskFormat property determines how the literal and prompt characters in the mask are processed when the generating the formatted string. More specifically, it determines whether literal characters, prompt characters, or both are included in the Text property. When prompt characters are excluded, they are transformed into spaces in the formatted string.

Nota

The CutCopyMaskFormat property serves a similar purpose with respect to how the Text property is interpreted.

Applies to

See also

• CutCopyMaskFormat
• PromptChar
• AllowPromptAsInput
• Text
• ToString()