</ iframe > </noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <div id="BeforeHeaderContent"> </div> <div id="HeaderContent"> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Literal" condition="communityenabled" value="%%scrap:name=_COMMUNITY_RATING%%" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="LogoImage" --><!--DXMETADATA end--> <div id="ProjectTitle"><!--DXMETADATA start type="ProjectTitle" -->WPF and Silverlight Edition Basic Library <!--DXMETADATA end--></div> <div id="PageTitle"><div id="PageTitleText"><!--DXMETADATA start type="ItemTitle" -->MaskedTextBox <!--DXMETADATA end--></div></div> </div> <div id="AfterHeaderContent"> <!-- Spacing --> <span id="ToggleAllSectionsLink" class="FunctionLink"> <label id="CollapseAllLabel"><!--DXMETADATA start type="Phrase" name="COLLAPSE_ALL" -->Collapse All<!--DXMETADATA end--></label> <label id="ExpandAllLabel" style="display: none;"><!--DXMETADATA start type="Phrase" name="EXPAND_ALL" -->Expand All<!--DXMETADATA end--></label> </span><!--DXMETADATA start type="Literal" condition="communityenabled" value="%%scrap:name=_COMMUNITY_DROPDOWN%%" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> </div> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Breadcrumbs" scrap="_BREADCRUMBS" --><div class="BreadcrumbsContainer"><table><tr><td> <a href="WPF and Silverlight Edition Basic Library.html">WPF and Silverlight Edition Basic Library</a> > MaskedTextBox </td></tr></table></div><!--DXMETADATA end --> <div id="BodyContent"> <!--DXMETADATA start type="TopicSection" name="BodyText"--><p>Validate input in your WPF and Silverlight applications! <b>MaskedTextBox for WPF and Silverlight</b> provides a text box with a mask that automatically validates entered input, similar to the standard Microsoft WinForms <b>MaskedTextBox</b> control.</p> <p>Make the most of <strong>MaskedTextBox for WPF and Silverlight</strong> by taking advantage of the following key features:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Validate Data and Enhance Your UI</strong></li> </ul> <blockquote style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir="ltr"> <p>The masked text box control (<strong>C1MaskedTextBox</strong>) provides a text box with a mask that automatically validates the input. The edit mask enhances the UI by preventing end-users from entering invalid characters into the control. See Mask Formatting for details and Adding a Mask for Currency for an example.</p> </blockquote> <ul> <li><strong>Provide Clues to Prompt Users for Information</strong></li> </ul> <blockquote style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir="ltr"> <p>The masked text box control includes a <a href="C1.WPF.4~C1.WPF.C1MaskedTextBox~IsWatermarked.html">Watermark</a> property, which lets end-users know what type of information is expected. See Watermark for details.</p> </blockquote> <ul> <li><strong>Easily Change Colors with ClearStyle</strong></li> </ul> <blockquote style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir="ltr"> <p><strong>C1MaskedTextBox</strong> supports <strong>ClearStyle</strong> technology which allows you to easily change control brushes without having to override templates. By just setting a few brush properties in Visual Studio you can quickly style the entire control. See ClearStyle Technology for details.<br></p> </blockquote><!--DXMETADATA end--> <a name="seealsobookmark"></a> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="CATEGORISED_LINKS" namespace="linkcategory" source="Item" filter="" NoHeader="True" NoFooter="True" format="%%replaceinquotes:value=false%%%%scrap:name=_COLLAPSIBLE_HEADER,idprefix=seealso,caption=""%%phrase:name=SeeAlso%%%%designlist:tagidentifier=seealso,itemtype=See Also%%""%%%%filtereditemlist%%</div>"--><div class="SectionHeading" id="seealsoSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">See Also</span></div><div id="seealsoSectionContent" class="SectionContent"><div class="SeeAlsoLink"> <a href="Mask Elements.html">Mask Elements</a></div> </div><!--DXMETADATA end--> </div> <div id="FooterContent"> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Scrap" condition="communityenabled" name="_COMMUNITY_FOOTER" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Variable" name="CopyrightNotice" format="<p> </p><p> </p><hr style=""height: 1px"" /><p>%%variable%%</p>" --><p> </p><p> </p><hr style="height: 1px"><p>Copyright © <script type="text/javascript"> var theDate=new Date() document.write(theDate.getFullYear()) </script> GrapeCity, inc. All rights reserved.</p><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Variable" name="FeedbackLink" format="" --><a href="http://our.componentone.com/groups/" target="_blank">Product Support Forum</a> | <a href="http://feedback.componentone.com/forums/272000-wpf-and-silverlight-documentation" target="_blank">Documentation Feedback</a> <!--DXMETADATA end--> </div> </body> </html>