PromptChar Property

Gets or sets the character used to tell the user that a specific position in the TextBox must be filled.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property PromptChar As Char

'Usage
 
Dim instance As MaskedTextBox
Dim value As Char
 
instance.PromptChar = value
 
value = instance.PromptChar

public char PromptChar {get; set;}

Remarks

The default prompt character is an underscore ( _ ).

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