# C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder

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  <h1 id="C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder" class="text-break">CustomPlaceholder Class
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  <div class="markdown level0 summary"><p>Custom user-defined characters (placeholders) used in edit mask and in wildcard patterns in pre-validation</p>
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    <h5>Inheritance</h5>
    <div class="level0"><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></div>
    <div class="level1"><span class="xref">CustomPlaceholder</span></div>
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    <h5>Implements</h5>
    <div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.icloneable">ICloneable</a></div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.runtime.serialization.iserializable">ISerializable</a></div>
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  <h6><strong>Namespace</strong>: <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Input.html">C1.Win.C1Input</a></h6>
  <h6><strong>Assembly</strong>: C1.Win.C1Input.4.8.dll</h6>
  <h5 id="C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder_syntax">Syntax</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">[TypeConverter(typeof(CustomPlaceholderConverter))]
public class CustomPlaceholder : ICloneable, ISerializable</code></pre>
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    <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">&lt;TypeConverter(GetType(CustomPlaceholderConverter))&gt;
Public Class CustomPlaceholder
    Implements ICloneable, ISerializable</code></pre>
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  <h3 id="constructors">Constructors
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        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td id="C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder__ctor" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.#ctor">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.-ctor.html#C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder__ctor">CustomPlaceholder()</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Initializes a new instance of the CustomPlaceholder class.</p>
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        <td id="C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder__ctor_System_Char_System_Boolean_System_String_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.#ctor(System.Char,System.Boolean,System.String,System.Boolean,System.Boolean)">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.-ctor.html#C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder__ctor_System_Char_System_Boolean_System_String_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_">CustomPlaceholder(char, bool, string, bool, bool)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Initializes a new instance of the CustomPlaceholder class.</p>
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        <td id="C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder__ctor_System_Int32_System_Boolean_System_String_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.#ctor(System.Int32,System.Boolean,System.String,System.Boolean,System.Boolean)">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.-ctor.html#C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder__ctor_System_Int32_System_Boolean_System_String_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_">CustomPlaceholder(int, bool, string, bool, bool)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Initializes a new instance of the CustomPlaceholder class.</p>
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        <td id="C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder__ctor_System_Runtime_Serialization_SerializationInfo_System_Runtime_Serialization_StreamingContext_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.#ctor(System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo,System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext)">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.-ctor.html#C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder__ctor_System_Runtime_Serialization_SerializationInfo_System_Runtime_Serialization_StreamingContext_">CustomPlaceholder(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Initializes a new instance of the CustomPlaceholder class.</p>
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  <h3 id="properties">Properties
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        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td id="C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder_CaseSensitive" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.CaseSensitive">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.CaseSensitive.html#C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder_CaseSensitive">CaseSensitive</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>True if string comparison is case-sensitive; otherwise, False.</p>
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        <td id="C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder_Excluding" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.Excluding">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.Excluding.html#C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder_Excluding">Excluding</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Specifies whether the LookupChars are interpreted as allowed or disallowed characters.</p>
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        <td id="C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder_LookupChars" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.LookupChars">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.LookupChars.html#C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder_LookupChars">LookupChars</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>The list (string) of characters matching the placeholder (see also Excluding).</p>
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        <td id="C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder_Optional" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.Optional">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.Optional.html#C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder_Optional">Optional</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>True if character is optional and can be omitted.</p>
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        <td id="C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder_Placeholder" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.Placeholder">
          <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Input.CustomPlaceholder.Placeholder.html#C1_Win_C1Input_CustomPlaceholder_Placeholder">Placeholder</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>The special character used as a user-defined placeholder.</p>
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