MaskEdit

Provides a mask edit HTML <input type="text"> form element.

Mask edit field validates the text the user enters against a mask that encodes the valid forms the text can take. The mask can also format text that is displayed to the user.

Mask character Meaning in mask
l Mixed case letter character [a..z, A..Z]
L Upper case letter character [A..Z]
a Mixed case alpha numeric character [a..z, A..Z, 0..1]
A Upper case alpha numeric character [A..Z, 0..9]
# Numeric character [0..9]
_ Reserved character for display, do not use.
others Non editable character for display.

This component requires JavaScript to be enabled in the client browser.

See also: Form

Parameters

Name Type Direction Required Default Description
mask string in no   See above.
value string in / out yes   The value to be editted, which is is usually a string.
disabled boolean in no false If true, then a disabled attribute will be rendered as part of the <input> tag, and the component will not update its value parameter when the form is submitted.

Body: removed

Informal parameters: forbidden

Reserved parameters: none