MaskedTextBox.TextMaskFormat Property
Definition
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Gets or sets a value that determines whether literals and prompt characters are included in the formatted string.
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property System::Windows::Forms::MaskFormat TextMaskFormat { System::Windows::Forms::MaskFormat get(); void set(System::Windows::Forms::MaskFormat value); };public System.Windows.Forms.MaskFormat TextMaskFormat { get; set; }member this.TextMaskFormat : System.Windows.Forms.MaskFormat with get, setPublic Property TextMaskFormat As MaskFormatProperty Value
One of the MaskFormat values. The default is IncludeLiterals.
Exceptions
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.
Note
The CutCopyMaskFormat property serves a similar purpose with respect to how the Text property is interpreted.
