ValueFormat Property

Gets or sets the format that will be used when the MaskedTextBox's Value property is accessed.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property ValueFormat As MaskedTextBoxValueFormat

'Usage
 
Dim instance As MaskedTextBox
Dim value As MaskedTextBoxValueFormat
 
instance.ValueFormat = value
 
value = instance.ValueFormat

public MaskedTextBoxValueFormat ValueFormat {get; set;}

Remarks

This can include literal characters, which are characters that are always displayed in the Mask, prompt characters, which are characters that are used to tell a user that a specific position in the TextBox must be filled, a combination of these two types of characters or neither of those two types of characters. For more information, see the MaskedTextBoxValueFormat enumeration.

The default value is ExcludePromptAndLiterals.

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