RadMaskedEditBox and Negative Numbers

[Chet Musialowski]

Hello,

I am using version 2012.1.301.20 of the WinForms controls.

I have a currency value that is negative and using the mask C2.  I want to get back just the number without the commas and dollar sign, however when I set the TextMaskFormat, I cannot get what I want.

I entered -1234.56 into the text box and this is what I get for Value & Text for each TextMaskFormat value:

Value 1 is 1234.56 and the Text is -$1,234.56 and TextMaskFormat is ExcludePromptAndLiterals
Value 2 is 1234.56 and the Text is -$1,234.56 and TextMaskFormat is IncludePrompt
Value 3 is -$1,234.56 and the Text is -$1,234.56 and TextMaskFormat is IncludeLiterals
Value 4 is -$1,234.56 and the Text is -$1,234.56 and TextMaskFormat is IncludePromptAndLiterals

Shouldn't ExcludePromptAndLiterals and IncludePrompt given me the Value -1234.56 ?

Thanks,
Chet

[Stefan]

Hello Chet,

Thank you for writing.

Indeed, I can confirm that the minus sign should remain with all text formats. I have logged this issue in PITS and we will address it accordingly. Here is a link, where you can add your vote for it: http://www.telerik.com/support/pits.aspx#/public/winforms/10449.

I have updated your Telerik points for this report.

For the time being, you can manually remove the dollar sign and the thousands separator to get the desired value:

string value =radMaskedEditBox1.Value.ToString().Replace("$", "").Replace(",", "");
radLabel1.Text = value;

I hope that you find this information useful. 

Should you have any other questions or suggestions, do not hesitate to contact us.

Regards,
Stefan
the Telerik team