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V19.1

MaskData.MaskType Property

Obsolete. Gets or sets a value specifying which mask type is used.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors.Controls

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v19.1.dll

Declaration

public MaskType MaskType { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Default Description
MaskType **None**

A MaskType enumeration value which specifies the mask type used.

Available values:

Name Description
None

Specifies that the mask feature is disabled.

DateTime

Specifies that the editor should accept date/time values and that the mask string must use the DateTime format syntax.

DateTimeAdvancingCaret

The DateTime mask mode with the caret automatic movement feature.

After an end-user enters and completes a specific portion of a date/time value the caret automatically moves to the following part of the date/time value that can be edited.

Numeric

Specifies that the editor should accept numeric values and that the mask string must use the Numeric format syntax.

RegEx

Specifies that the mask should be created using full-functional regular expressions.

Regular

Specifies that the mask should be created using simplified regular expression syntax.

Simple

Specifies that the mask should use the simplified syntax.

Custom

Specifies that the editor uses a custom mask manager.

To implement a custom mask manager which will deal with masks in a custom manner create a custom editor and override its CreateMaskManager method. This method should then supply a custom mask manager when the MaskProperties.MaskType property is set to Custom.

Remarks

This member is obsolete. Use the MaskProperties.MaskType property instead.

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