CMFCMaskedEdit::EnableMask

Initializes the masked edit control.

void EnableMask(
   LPCTSTR lpszMask,
   LPCTSTR lpszInputTemplate,
   TCHAR chMaskInputTemplate=_T('_'),
   LPCTSTR lpszValid=NULL 
);

Parameters

• [in] lpszMask
  A mask string that specifies the type of character that can appear at each position in the user input. The length of the lpszInputTemplate and lpszMask parameter strings must be the same. See the Remarks section for more detail about mask characters.

• [in] lpszInputTemplate
  A mask template string that specifies the literal characters that can appear at each position in the user input. Use the underscore character ('_') as a character placeholder. The length of the lpszInputTemplate and lpszMask parameter strings must be the same.

• [in] chMaskInputTemplate
  A default character that the framework substitutes for each invalid character in the user input. The default value of this parameter is underscore ('_').

• [in] lpszValid
  A string that contains a set of valid characters. NULL indicates that all characters are valid. The default value of this parameter is NULL.

Remarks

Use this method to create the mask for the masked edit control. Derive a class from the CMFCMaskedEdit class and override the CMFCMaskedEdit::IsMaskedChar method to use your own code for custom mask processing.

The following table list the default mask characters:

Requirements

Header: afxmaskededit.h

See Also

Reference

CMFCMaskedEdit Class

Hierarchy Chart

CMFCMaskedEdit::SetValidChars

CMFCMaskedEdit::SetWindowText