RadMaskedEditBox mask setting

[Carl]

I have a MaskedEditBox called mtbText bound to a string property like this:

mtbText.DataBindings.Add(nameof(mtbText.Value), customerSearch, nameof(customerSearch.Text), false, DataSourceUpdateMode.OnPropertyChanged);

        public string? Text
        {
            get => _text;
            set
            {
                if (_text != value)
                {
                    _text = value;
                    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(Text));
                }
            }
        }

Sometimes I need a specific mask like SSN or phone # and sometimes I don't.  The UI resets the properties on the single mask control depending on need. If I bind to a specific mask like this (say a SSN or phone #) it works fine. However sometimes I need a mask that will allow anything. I tried aaaaaaaaaa and a few other combination but these won't let me enter blank spaces.  If I set the MaskType to None it allow the spaces but doesn't bind to the property.

mtbText.Mask = string.IsNullOrEmpty(item.Mask) ? "aaaaaaaaaa" : item.Mask; 

mtbText.MaskType = MaskType.Standard;

mtbText.TextMaskFormat = MaskFormat.ExcludePromptAndLiterals;

What mask can I use that would allow me to enter something like 123 Main Street and still bind to the object property.

Thanks

Carl

 

[Dinko | Tech Support Engineer]

Hello Carl,

When the MaskType is set to None, the TextBoxProvider will be used. In this case, you can consider binding the Text property of the control instead.

this.radMaskedEditBox1.DataBindings.Add(nameof(radMaskedEditBox1.Text), this, nameof(CustomerSearch), false, DataSourceUpdateMode.OnPropertyChanged);

You can create additional logic that binds the Text property to a different property and use it when the MaskType is set to None. I hope that this approach will work for you.

Regards,
Dinko | Tech Support Engineer
Progress Telerik

[Carl]

This worked great!

However, perhaps as a future enhancement, could the Value property also populate the Text property in such cases? This seems like a bit of a kludge.

Thanks

Carl

[Nadya | Tech Support Engineer]

Hello, Carl,

Thank you for your feedback. We would consider this in future improvement of the control.

If you have any other questions do not hesitate to contact us.