I have a TextEdit control that I use on a form to allow the user to enter a phone #. What I'd like to allow to be entered therein is:
(413) 555-1212
555-1212
So, the initial area code section is optinoal. How could I "mask" this? Should I use a different control to accomplish this? If so, which one and how do I use it (i.e. set properties, etc.)?
Lastly, what if I wanted to allow yet another option: 413-555-1212? How would that change the "mask"?
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Hi Bob,
Thank you for the question.
You need to set the EditMask property to the "\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4}|((\d{3}))?\d{3}-\d{4}" value and use the RegEx mask as a MaskType. See the attached sample project.
In additional, I suggest you review the following help topic: Mask Type: Full Functional Regular Expressions. It may help you create various masks.
Thanks
Dennis
Thanks…I'll check out the help topic.
By the way, I had to make one change to the mask you supplied as it did not include a space after the closing parenthesis. Final value was "\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4}|((\d{3}) )?\d{3}-\d{4}"
Hi Bob,
We are always glad to help you.
Thanks
Dennis
One other related question. When I enter part of the phone #, and try to tab off of the control, a little red x-circle appears, and I'm not allowed to move off the field. This isn't necessarily bad. However, when I try to click on Cancel button of the form, to abandon all edits, I can't. How can I get past this without having to blank out the phone # control, or finishing entry of a phone #? What properties do I have to set, or code do I have to write, to accomplish this?
Hi Bob,
Just set the CausesValidation property of the Cancel button to false, to allow closing the form.
Thanks
Dennis