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TextEdit Phone Number Mask

created 11 years ago

I am switching from a competitor's edit controls to DevExpress and trying to create a TextEdit mask for a phone number that works the same way as the previous control so my end users don't notice a significant functionality change.

When editing, the Mask should be in the format (123)456-7890 but valid input could be any number 0-9 or letter A-Z, for example (123)CAL-LME1.

The value saved to the database should not include the literals… so 1234567890 would be saved.

When setting the value from the database back to the control, it should format it with the literals like (123)456-7890.
Some of this formatting is done based on the length of the phone number. If the length is 7, it is a phone number without area code and is displayed:
( )456-7890
All other lengths are filled left to right as normal.

What is the best way to accomplish this?

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SK SK
SBC K 11 years ago

    Sorry that I wasn't clear on that. The letters are not numbers when saved to the database, they are saved as letters in 10 character string field. The parens and dashes are not saved.

    MA MA
    Muhammet Aytas 5 years ago

      Hi, how can i check that textedit masked as phone number is full or not completed?

      DevExpress Support Team 5 years ago

        Hello,

        I've created a separate ticket on your behalf (T848427: TextEdit - How to check if the phone mask is full or incomplete). It has been placed in our processing queue and will be answered shortly.

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        Answers approved by DevExpress Support

        created 11 years ago (modified 11 years ago)

        UPDATED
        Hi Kim,
        Thank you for the clarification. To achieve your goal, I suggest you create a RegEx telephone mask that allows inputing a letter as well as a number. Here is example code, which sets this mask to TextEdit:

        Visual Basic
        Me.textEdit1.Properties.Mask.EditMask = "\(\d{3}\)[0-9A-Z]{3}[0-9A-Z]{4}"  
Me.textEdit1.Properties.Mask.MaskType = DevExpress.XtraEditors.Mask.MaskType.RegEx

        Also this can be achieved by handling the CustomDisplayText property

        Visual Basic
        Private Sub textEdit1_CustomDisplayText(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DevExpress.XtraEditors.Controls.CustomDisplayTextEventArgs)  
    If e.Value IsNot Nothing AndAlso e.Value.ToString().Length = 11 Then  
        Dim s As String = e.DisplayText.Replace("(", "").Replace(")", "").Replace("-", "")  
        e.DisplayText = String.Format("(){0}-{1}", s.Substring(0, 3), s.Substring(3, 4))  
    End If  
End Sub

        Let me know if you have additional questions.

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          Alisher (DevExpress Support) 11 years ago

            Thank you for your kind words. Your compliment really made my day :) Please feel free to contact me if you have any difficulties. We are happy to help you at any time.

            SK SK
            SBC K 11 years ago

              Alisher,
              Could you please move the sample project you posted as an answer so I can mark it as the solution to this issue?

              Alisher (DevExpress Support) 11 years ago

                Sure, Kim. I've updated my answer and attached the project. Please check it.

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