This sample illustrates phone number entry.
This is not an executable sample, so a complete project is not provided. These statements are intended to show basic concepts and the syntax used.
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load AxSftMask1.Caption.SizePercent = 33 AxSftMask1.Caption.Text = "&Text:" AxSftMask1.Mask = "\(###\) ###\-####" AxSftMask1.Alignment = SftMaskAlignConstants.alignSftMaskLeft AxSftMask1.BackColorInvalid = Color.Red AxSftMask1.ForeColorInvalid = Color.White AxSftMask1.FormattedText = "Please enter a telephone number" End Sub Private Sub AxSftMask1_Change(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles AxSftMask1.Change If AxSftMask1.Contents.Valid Then MsgBox("This is a valid phone number.") Else If AxSftMask1.Contents.Empty Then AxSftMask1.FormattedText = "Please enter a telephone number" Else AxSftMask1.FormattedText = "" End If End If End Sub