Regex masked column

[cwc]

I'm working with a grid and need to be able to mask one of the columns with the following format:

XXX-XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX

An X can be either [0-9] or [A-Z]. Lowercase input could also be allowed, in which case it would be normalized to uppercase before being saved to the data store.

Is there any way to use the built-in masking for this? If not, how would I get started with rolling my own (i.e. what events do I hook when a character is entered, etc.)?

[Veselin Vasilev]

Hello cwc,

Please check the Regular Expression support section of this help topic.

Kind regards,
Veselin Vasilev
the Telerik team

[cwc]

Thanks for the reply. The example demonstrates what I need to accomplish, but only with a masked text box. As I'm working with a grid, I'm not sure how to use that information. The GridViewDataColumn doesn't seem to have a property for MaskType, or even a ValueChanging event.

Maybe there is a resource I'm missing that allows me to treat a column as a masked text box. Could you please explain a little further as to how I might use the technique shown in the example to mask a grid column?

Thanks

[Vlad]

Hello ,

 You can declare desired control with desired settings using CellTemplate property of GridViewDataColumn. 

Greetings,
Vlad
the Telerik team