The MaskedTextBox Control Sample demonstrates the use of several regular and advanced features of the control. These features include defining custom masks, validating user input, and adding new mask definitions to Visual Studio's Input Mask editor.
For information about using the samples, see the following topics:
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Illustrates the key features of this control.
To build and run the sample using the command prompt
At the command prompt, navigate to the location where you saved the uncompressed sample files.
Navigate to one of the language-specific subdirectories under the MaskedTextBoxSample directory.
Type msbuild to build the sample using the solution (.sln) file provided.
Type cd MaskedTextBox\bin\Debug to navigate to the location of the executable file.
Type MaskedTextBoxSample.exe to run the sample.
To build and run the sample using Visual Studio
In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location where you saved the uncompressed sample files.
Navigate to one of the language-specific subdirectories under the MaskedTextBoxSample directory.
Double-click the solution (.sln) file to open it in Visual Studio.
In Visual Studio, press F5 to build and run the sample.
To use the MaskedTextBoxSample
Enter various types of IP addresses into the MaskedTextBox and watch what happens—particularly when you enter addresses that are not valid, such as 300.300.300.300.
Use the various check box options to control the output from the MaskedTextBox control's Text property.
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