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MaskFormat Enumeration

Defines how to format the text inside of a MaskedTextBox.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
public enum MaskFormat
Member nameDescription
IncludePromptReturn text input by the user as well as any instances of the prompt character.
IncludeLiteralsReturn text input by the user as well as any literal characters defined in the mask.
IncludePromptAndLiteralsReturn text input by the user as well as any literal characters defined in the mask and any instances of the prompt character.
ExcludePromptAndLiteralsReturn only text input by the user.

This enumeration is used by CutCopyMaskFormat and TextMaskFormat to control how text is returned—in the first case, by performing a cut and copy operation, and in the second place, by using the Text property.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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