# C1.WPF.MaskFormat

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  <h1 id="C1_WPF_MaskFormat" data-uid="C1.WPF.MaskFormat" class="text-break">MaskFormat Enum
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  <div class="markdown level0 summary"><p>Defines how to format the value inside of a <a class="xref" href="C1.WPF.C1MaskedTextBox.html">C1MaskedTextBox</a>.</p>
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  <h6><strong>Namespace</strong>: <a class="xref" href="C1.WPF.html">C1.WPF</a></h6>
  <h6><strong>Assembly</strong>: C1.WPF.4.6.2.dll</h6>
  <h5 id="C1_WPF_MaskFormat_syntax">Syntax</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public enum MaskFormat</code></pre>
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    <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Enum MaskFormat</code></pre>
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  <h3 id="fields">Fields
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        <td id="C1_WPF_MaskFormat_ExcludePromptAndLiterals">ExcludePromptAndLiterals</td>
        <td><p>Return only text input by the user.</p>
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        <td id="C1_WPF_MaskFormat_IncludeLiterals">IncludeLiterals</td>
        <td><p>Return text input by the user as well as any literal characters defined in the mask.</p>
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        <td id="C1_WPF_MaskFormat_IncludePrompt">IncludePrompt</td>
        <td><p>Return text input by the user as well as any instances of the prompt character.</p>
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        <td id="C1_WPF_MaskFormat_IncludePromptAndLiterals">IncludePromptAndLiterals</td>
        <td><p>Return text input by the user as well as any literal characters defined in the mask and any instances of the prompt character.</p>
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