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    FormatMaskInput

    Return an input mask text based on the edit mask.

    Declaration

    Source position: maskutils.pp line 41

    function FormatMaskInput(const EditMask: string) : string;

    Arguments

    Name Description
    EditMask The edit mask for which the input text must be constructed.

    Function result

    The empty input text.

    Description

    FormatMaskInput returns a text which corresponds to an empty value for EditMask. This can e.g. be displayed in an edit box, when the user has not yet typed anything.

    See also

    Name Description
    FormatMaskText Format a text according to a given mask.
    MaskDoFormatText Return an input mask text without literals or space char.
    TMaskUtils Class to manipulate and work with edit masks.
    TMaskUtils.InputMask Text to be used as input mask.