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Using Placeholders in Masks

 

Placeholders displayed in the edit box when using the Simple, Regular or RegEx mask type, are represented by the special character specified by the TextEdit.MaskPlaceHolder property. Use this property to change the default placeholder (the "_" character).

Mask_Placeholder_Show

Placeholders can be hidden when using the RegEx mask type. To do this, set the TextEdit.MaskShowPlaceHolders property to false.

Mask_Placeholder_Hide