vb.net controls: I'm considering writing a custom TextBox that works similar to the 3rd party
controls.

Let's say I want to display "##/##/####" by default and when the user enters
"04" I want to jump the cursor over the "/" and land it on the next "#".
And vice versa if backspace is pressed. Hope that's clear.

There doesn't seem to be a property of the TextBox that gives the current
cursor position. Without that I think I'd be left to trapping keystrokes
and keeping track of it all myself. In that case I may just go shopping at
the 3rd party controls.

Any thoughts or help?

Hi,

http://www.thecodeproject.com/vb/net/maskedbox_control.asp

Ken
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I'm considering writing a custom TextBox that works similar to the 3rd party
controls.

Let's say I want to display "##/##/####" by default and when the user enters
"04" I want to jump the cursor over the "/" and land it on the next "#".
And vice versa if backspace is pressed. Hope that's clear.

There doesn't seem to be a property of the TextBox that gives the current
cursor position. Without that I think I'd be left to trapping keystrokes
and keeping track of it all myself. In that case I may just go shopping at
the 3rd party controls.

Any thoughts or help?

* "Daniel Billingsley" <dbillingsley@NO_durcon_SPAAMM.com> scripsit:
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<URL:http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/maskedcsedit.asp>
<URL:http://www.codeproject.com/vb/net/maskedbox_control.asp>
<URL:http://www.codeproject.com/vb/net/validtext3.asp>
<URL:http://www.codeproject.com/vb/net/cpflexmaskeditbox.asp>
<URL:http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/ValidText.asp>
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