validateMask Method

Use this method to validate the specified value against the specified options and return a Boolean value. If the value cannot be parsed with the specified parameters, it returns false. To use this method, instead of wijmo.input.IFormatValidateLib.validateMask, use $.wijinputcore.validateMask. See example below for the correct usage.

Syntax

Javascript (Usage)
Javascript (Specification)

var instance; // Type: wijmo.input.IFormatValidateLib;
var returnValue; // Type: bool

// Parameters
var value; // Type:  string
var format; // Type:  string

returnValue = instance.validateMask(value, format);

function validateMask( 
   value : string,
   format : string
) : bool;

Parameters

value: The string value to validate.
format: The formatting string to use in validating the value.
For the full list of supported format keywords, see Mask Format Keywords.

Return Value

A bool indicating whether the string value is valid for the specified format.

Example

Javascript

$.wijinputcore.validateMask("1234567", "999-9999");  // returns: false

Reference

IFormatValidateLib Interface