# C1.Win.C1Input.ShowLiteralsEnum

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  <h1 id="C1_Win_C1Input_ShowLiteralsEnum" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.ShowLiteralsEnum" class="text-break">ShowLiteralsEnum Enum
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  <div class="markdown level0 summary"><p>Used by MaskInfo.ShowLiterals property.</p>
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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_ShowLiteralsEnum_syntax">Syntax</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public enum ShowLiteralsEnum</code></pre>
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    <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Enum ShowLiteralsEnum</code></pre>
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  <h3 id="fields">Fields
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        <td id="C1_Win_C1Input_ShowLiteralsEnum_FreeFormatEntry">FreeFormatEntry</td>
        <td><p>The mask is validated on exit (no literals or prompt chars displayed automatically).</p>
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        <td id="C1_Win_C1Input_ShowLiteralsEnum_ShowAlways">ShowAlways</td>
        <td><p>The whole mask is shown when editing begins (empty spaces filled with PromptChar).</p>
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        <td id="C1_Win_C1Input_ShowLiteralsEnum_WhenNextStarted">WhenNextStarted</td>
        <td><p>The literals will be inserted after the user enters the first character of the field that follows the literals.</p>
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        <td id="C1_Win_C1Input_ShowLiteralsEnum_WhenPrevFilled">WhenPrevFilled</td>
        <td><p>Literals that follows the input mask will be inserted after the user enters the last character in the current field.</p>
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