MaskedTextProvider::Replace Method (String^, Int32, Int32%, MaskedTextResultHint%)

 

Replaces a range of editable characters starting at the specified position with the specified string, and then outputs the removal position and descriptive information.

Namespace:   System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)

public:
bool Replace(
	String^ input,
	int position,
	[OutAttribute] int% testPosition,
	[OutAttribute] MaskedTextResultHint% resultHint
)

Parameters

input
Type: System::String^

The String value used to replace the existing editable characters.

position
Type: System::Int32

The zero-based position to search for the first editable character to replace.

testPosition
Type: System::Int32%

If successful, the zero-based position in the formatted string where the last character was actually replaced; otherwise, the first position where the operation failed. An output parameter.

resultHint
Type: System.ComponentModel::MaskedTextResultHint%

A MaskedTextResultHint that succinctly describes the result of the replacement operation. An output parameter.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if all the characters were successfully replaced; otherwise, false.

The Replace(String^, Int32, Int32%, MaskedTextResultHint%) method searches for the first editable position at or beyond the specified position, pos. Operating on the assumption that there are enough editable positions after this point, the existing character values are replaced one-by-one with the contents of the replacement string parameter, input.

The following conditions are considered errors. When an error occurs, no replacement occurs and Replace(String^, Int32, Int32%, MaskedTextResultHint%) returns false.

  • The pos parameter is less than zero or greater than the Length of the formatted string.

  • There are not enough editable positions in the formatted string to hold the contents of the replacement string.

  • One of the replacement character values is not valid because it is not printable or does not match its corresponding mask element.

In addition to the return value, this method has two output parameters to supply additional information about the replacement operation.

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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