AllowPromptAsInput Property

Gets or sets a value indicating if the prompt character should be considered as a valid input character.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property AllowPromptAsInput As Boolean

'Usage
 
Dim instance As MaskedTextBox
Dim value As Boolean
 
instance.AllowPromptAsInput = value
 
value = instance.AllowPromptAsInput

public bool AllowPromptAsInput {get; set;}

Property Value

true if the prompt char should be considered as a valid input character; false, otherwise. By default, true.

Remarks

ResetOnPrompt takes precedence over the AllowPromptAsInput property:

ResetOnPrompt value	AllowPromptAsInput value	Behavior
true	true	The prompt character can be entered and it causes the current mask position to be reset.
true	false	The prompt character can be entered and it causes the current mask position to be reset.
false	true	The prompt character is processed as a standard input character.
false	false	The prompt character is not a valid input character.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows, 10, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

MaskedTextBox Class
MaskedTextBox Members