IncludeLiteralsInValue Property

Gets or sets a value indicating if literal characters in the input mask should be used to calculate the numeric value of the input text.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property IncludeLiteralsInValue As Boolean

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

public bool IncludeLiteralsInValue {get; set;}

Property Value

true if literal characters in the input mask should be used to calculate the numeric value of the input text; false otherwise. By default, true.

Remarks

ValueDataType must be set to a numeric type in order to correctly calculate the value from the input text and place the result in Value.

The purpose of this property is to allow the negative sign ("-") to be used in a MaskedTextBox and to have it included in the calculated numeric value of the input text.

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