MaskBox.Mask (gb.form)
Property Mask As String
Return or set the control mask.
The mask is a string that depicts how characters are validated. If the mask is void, then the
MaskBox acts like a normal
TextBox.
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Mask item
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Function
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Default character
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Description
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[...]
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Character range
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Space
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Every character in the range is allowed. The syntax of the character range is the same as in the LIKE instruction.
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?
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Any character
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Space
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Any character is allowed.
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0
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Mandatory digit
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Zero
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Any digit is allowed.
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# or 9
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Optional digit
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Space
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Any digit is allowed.
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A
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Letter
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Space
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Any ASCII letter is allowed.
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<
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Right-aligned field
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N/A
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The characters between the last separator and the < character will be right-aligned.
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!
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Focus
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N/A
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Define where is the default character position of the control when it gets the focus.
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Other characters
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Separator
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N/A
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Any other character is a separator that will be displayed as is on the screen.
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\
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Quoting
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N/A
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If you want to use a special character as a separator, you have to quote it with the \ quoting character.
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Examples
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Mask
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Meaning
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$#,###,##0<!.##
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Currency.
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##0<.##0<.##0<.##0<
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IPv4 address.
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99/99/9999
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Some date.
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A[A-Za-z0-9_][A-Za-z0-9_][A-Za-z0-9_]
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A four character identifier.
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