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C1MaskedInput Smart Tag

The C1MaskedInput control provides quick and easy access to the most common C1MaskedInput properties through its smart tag.

To access the C1MaskedInput Tasks menu, click the smart tag () in the upper-right corner of the C1MaskedInput control. This will open the C1MaskedInput Tasks menu.

 

 

The C1MaskedInput Tasks menu operates as follows:

Designer

Clicking Designer opens the C1MaskedInput Designer. For more information on the designer, see C1MaskedInput Designer.

Properties

The most common properties of the C1MaskedInput control. The C1MaskedInput Tasks menu lists the following properties:

      Text

Enter text displayed to the user in the Text box.

      Mask

Click the ellipsis button in the Mask box, and the Input Mask dialog box appears. You can choose from preformatted masks or enter a custom mask.

      PromptChar

Enter a prompt character, displayed in the absence of user input in the control, in the PromptChar box. The default is an underscore (_).

      PasswordChar

In the PasswordChar box, for a C1MaskedInput control with a mask, enter a character to be substituted for the actual input characters

      InvalidInputColor

Click the ellipsis button next to the InvalidInputColor property to open the color palette where you can choose the color used to identify invalid input. The default value is Empty. To set the property, you must choose a color.

      Culture

Click the drop-down arrow in the Culture box to select a culture. Each culture has different conventions for displaying dates, time, numbers, currency, and other information.

      VisualStylePath

The VisualStylePath property specifies the path to the folder containing built-in visual styles by default. If you want to use a custom style, you can change the VisualStylePath here. See Adding Custom Visual Styles for more information on using custom styles.

      UseEmbeddedVisualStyles

The UseEmbeddedVisualStyles check box is checked by default so that the built-in visual styles can be used. If you want to use a custom visual style, uncheck this check box. See Adding Custom Visual Styles for more information on using custom styles.

      Visual Style

Clicking the VisualStyle drop-down arrow allows you to select from various built-in visual styles. See Input for ASP.NET AJAX Visual Styles for more information.

See Using C1MaskedInput for details.

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