Specifying an Input Mask for a Column

The EditMask property of the C1DataColumn object is used to specify an input mask template for end-user data entry. The input mask string is composed of special characters that represent either an input character that the user must enter, or a literal character that will be skipped over on input. Valid template characters are as follows:

The EditMask must be a string composed of the following symbols:

1. Wildcards

0 digit

9 digit or space

# digit or sign

L letter

? letter or space

A letter or digit

a letter, digit, or space

& any character

2. Localized characters

. localized decimal separator

, localized thousand separator

: localized time separator

/ localized date separator

3. Command characters

\ next character is taken as a literal

> translate letters to uppercase

< translate letters to lowercase

For example:

· Visual Basic

' Set the mask so the user can enter a phone number, with optional area code, and a state in capitals.

Me.C1TrueDBGrid1.Columns(0).EditMask = "(###) 000-0000 St\ate\: >LL"

· C#

// Set the mask so the user can enter a phone number, with optional area code, and a state in capitals.

this.C1TrueDBGrid1.Columns(0).EditMask = "(###) 000-0000 St\ate\: >LL";

· Delphi

// Set the mask so the user can enter a phone number, with optional area code, and a state in capitals.

Self.C1TrueDBGrid1.Columns[0].EditMask := '(###) 000-0000 St\ate\: >LL';