SftMask.DataAccess Property	Softel vdm, Inc.

Defines the data-bound access mode.

Syntax       

	Get
		VB.NET	Mode = object.DataAccess  As SftMaskAccessConstants
		VB	Mode = object.DataAccess  As SftMaskAccessConstants
		C#.NET	SftMaskAccessConstants Mode = object.DataAccess;
		VC++	enum SftMaskAccessConstants Mode = object->DataAccess; enum SftMaskAccessConstants Mode = object->GetDataAccess();
		C	HRESULT object->get_DataAccess(enum SftMaskAccessConstants* Mode);
		Delphi	Mode := object.DataAccess  : TOleEnum;
	Put
		VB.NET	object.DataAccess = Mode  As SftMaskAccessConstants
		VB	object.DataAccess = Mode  As SftMaskAccessConstants
		C#.NET	SftMaskAccessConstants object.DataAccess = Mode;
		VC++	enum SftMaskAccessConstants object->DataAccess = Mode; void object->PutDataAccess(enum SftMaskAccessConstants Mode);
		C	HRESULT object->put_DataAccess(enum SftMaskAccessConstants Mode);
		Delphi	object.DataAccess := Mode  : TOleEnum;

object

A SftMask object.

Mode

Defines the data-bound access mode.

Mode	Value	Description
accessSftMaskText	0	The value is extracted from the data source as a string and is assigned to the control as a string (using the Text property, based on the ClipMode property settings).
accessSftMaskDateTime	1	The value is extracted from the data source as a date/time value and is assigned to the control as a date/time value (using the Contents.DateTime property).
accessSftMaskTextWithLiterals	2	The value is extracted from the data source as a string and is assigned to the control as a string, including all literal characters.
accessSftMaskTextNoLiterals	3	The value is extracted from the data source as a string and is assigned to the control as a string, excluding all literal characters.

Comments

The DataAccess property defines the data-bound access mode.

The edit control uses a string representation (i.e. text) for all its contents. In the case of a date/time value available from a data source, the control can use the date/time value directly, avoiding any locale related problems. The DataAccess property should be set to accessSftMaskDateTime to use date/time values directly. Any other data types will always be converted to a string.

Occasionally it may be desirable to treat date/time values as strings. In this case the DataAccess property should be set to accessSftMaskText.

The DataAccess property has no effect if the control is used as a simple edit control (without Mask). In this case all data types are converted to a string.