Watermark Property (MaskedTextBox)

Gets or sets the watermark that will be displayed when the MaskedTextBox is both empty & unselected.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property Watermark As String

'Usage
 
Dim instance As MaskedTextBox
Dim value As String
 
instance.Watermark = value
 
value = instance.Watermark

public string Watermark {get; set;}

Property Value

The watermark that will be displayed.

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