textbox data format

[Guest]

I have a windows form that display's telephone numbers and dates. I am using
C#. I cannot find a way to format a phone number "(xxx) yyy-zzzz". Can
someone point me in the right direction!!

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I have a windows form that display's telephone numbers and dates. I am
using
C#. I cannot find a way to format a phone number "(xxx) yyy-zzzz". Can
someone point me in the right direction!!

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<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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..NET 2.0 will contain a masked edit control.

In some situation using an ErrorProvider to make the user aware of malformed
input can be more appropriate:

Validator Controls for Windows Forms
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