On the fly formatting of textbox contents

[cj]

I have textbox1 that takes a phone number xxx-xxx-xxxx. Is it possible
to have it start off looking like - - and when someone types the
number fill in around the -s?

If not how about after they type the 3rd number have the - fill in
automatically etc.

Lastly if that isn't doable then where is the best place to put code to
reformat the number after they are finished entering it. Perhaps
textbox1_leave doesn't appear to work?

[cj]

I got textbox1_leave working. I'd still like answers to my first two
options if anyone knows how.

cj wrote:

I have textbox1 that takes a phone number xxx-xxx-xxxx. Is it possible
to have it start off looking like - - and when someone types the
number fill in around the -s?

If not how about after they type the 3rd number have the - fill in
automatically etc.

Lastly if that isn't doable then where is the best place to put code to
reformat the number after they are finished entering it. Perhaps
textbox1_leave doesn't appear to work?

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

cj,

I cannot remember who is using VS2005 and who is using VS2003. However in
version 2005 is the masked texbox, wich is of course created as a need.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...edtextbox.aspx

Cor
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I have textbox1 that takes a phone number xxx-xxx-xxxx. Is it possible to
have it start off looking like - - and when someone types the
number fill in around the -s?

If not how about after they type the 3rd number have the - fill in
automatically etc.

Lastly if that isn't doable then where is the best place to put code to
reformat the number after they are finished entering it. Perhaps
textbox1_leave doesn't appear to work?

[Gary Chang[MSFT]]

Hi,

Just as MVP Cor suggested, in Visual Studio 2005 you can use the
MaskedEditBox--just set its Mask as 000-000-000.

If you work with VS.NET 2003, I think you can set the textbox's default
text as "000-000-000", then handle that textbox's event as follows:

Private Sub TextBox1_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles TextBox1.KeyPress

If e.KeyChar > "9" Or e.KeyChar < "0" Then
e.Handled = True
End If
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox1_TextChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles TextBox1.TextChanged

If TextBox1.Text.Length = 3 Then
TextBox1.Text += "-"
TextBox1.Select(TextBox1.Text.Length, 0)
End If

If TextBox1.Text.Length = 7 Then
TextBox1.Text += "-"
TextBox1.Select(TextBox1.Text.Length, 0)
End If
End Sub

By the way, in the textbox's TextChanged event handler, you also need to
check and modify the string if the user paste stuff to it.

Thanks!

Best regards,

Gary Chang
Microsoft Online Community Support
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[cj]

thanks--still 2003 for now but hoping to move to 2005 soon.

Cor Ligthert [MVP] wrote:

cj,

I cannot remember who is using VS2005 and who is using VS2003. However in
version 2005 is the masked texbox, wich is of course created as a need.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...edtextbox.aspx

Cor
"cj" <[e-mail]> schreef in bericht
news:uW**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

I have textbox1 that takes a phone number xxx-xxx-xxxx. Is it possible to
have it start off looking like - - and when someone types the
number fill in around the -s?

If not how about after they type the 3rd number have the - fill in
automatically etc.

Lastly if that isn't doable then where is the best place to put code to
reformat the number after they are finished entering it. Perhaps
textbox1_leave doesn't appear to work?

[cj]

thanks

Gary Chang[MSFT] wrote:

Hi,

Just as MVP Cor suggested, in Visual Studio 2005 you can use the
MaskedEditBox--just set its Mask as 000-000-000.

If you work with VS.NET 2003, I think you can set the textbox's default
text as "000-000-000", then handle that textbox's event as follows:

Private Sub TextBox1_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles TextBox1.KeyPress

If e.KeyChar > "9" Or e.KeyChar < "0" Then
e.Handled = True
End If
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox1_TextChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles TextBox1.TextChanged

If TextBox1.Text.Length = 3 Then
TextBox1.Text += "-"
TextBox1.Select(TextBox1.Text.Length, 0)
End If

If TextBox1.Text.Length = 7 Then
TextBox1.Text += "-"
TextBox1.Select(TextBox1.Text.Length, 0)
End If
End Sub

By the way, in the textbox's TextChanged event handler, you also need to
check and modify the string if the user paste stuff to it.

Thanks!

Best regards,

Gary Chang
Microsoft Online Community Support
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[Gary Chang[MSFT]]

You are welcome!

Good Luck!

Best regards,

Gary Chang
Microsoft Online Community Support
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