formatting a textbox - question

[Simon Whale]

Hi,

is there a way within vb,net to specify the way that information is entered
into a textbox?

for example a field that requires data to be inputted as DD/MM/YYYY

i know this was possible with VB6 as you could use a masked textbox.

can somebody point me in the right direction?

Many thanks
Simon

[interwanderer]

for that specific example you can best use the datetimepicker in vb.net. you
will only be able to type the format you have set.

"Simon Whale" wrote:

Hi,

is there a way within vb,net to specify the way that information is entered
into a textbox?

for example a field that requires data to be inputted as DD/MM/YYYY

i know this was possible with VB6 as you could use a masked textbox.

can somebody point me in the right direction?

Many thanks
Simon

[PaulNaude]

I think this is what you are looking for (Search for "mask" in help)

Class Name
MaskEdBox

Remarks
The Masked Edit control generally behaves as a standard text box control
with enhancements for optional masked input and formatted output. If you do
not use an input mask, the Masked Edit control behaves much like a standard
text box.
"Simon Whale" wrote:

Hi,

is there a way within vb,net to specify the way that information is entered
into a textbox?

for example a field that requires data to be inputted as DD/MM/YYYY

i know this was possible with VB6 as you could use a masked textbox.

can somebody point me in the right direction?

Many thanks
Simon

[cwineman]

You could register an event listener for when the text changes, and take
some action of the entered text doesn't fit a particular format. There are
also the ErrorProvider classes that might help you. Maybe you could use
DateTimePicker instead of a TextBox?

I develop in c# so I'm not sure how those classes work in VB.

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Hi,

is there a way within vb,net to specify the way that information is
entered into a textbox?

for example a field that requires data to be inputted as DD/MM/YYYY

i know this was possible with VB6 as you could use a masked textbox.

can somebody point me in the right direction?

Many thanks
Simon

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