Masked Text Box Cursor Start Position

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HI,

I Have requirement to enter the phone numbers in a masked text box for the US based numbers like in the below format
(999)-000-0000

Here the problem is when the masked text box is focused the cursor starts before "(" Symbol

But i need the cursor starts after "(" symbol

I wrote a code for Mouse Click Event and it works fine but for keyboard tab its not

My Sample Code is:

C#

The Belowcode is working fine for Mouse click event
   private void txtPhone_MouseClick(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
    {
      txtPhone.SelectionStart = 1;
    }            

The Below Code is not working for Focus on Masked TextBox
   private void txtPhone_Enter(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
      txtPhone.SelectionStart = 1;
    }

Thanks In Advance......
sudhakar

Posted 30-Aug-11 19:14pm

sabbi26

Updated 31-Aug-11 3:26am

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Prerak Patel 31-Aug-11 2:25am

Use code block for code segments.

BobJanova 31-Aug-11 11:16am

Did you try handling GotFocus instead of Enter?

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BillWoodruff · Answer 1 · 2011-08-30T22:52:00

When you select the MaskedTextBox using "(999) 000-0000" as the Mask, yes, the insertion cursor appears left of the left-parenthesis.

But, you'll notice: that the moment you start typing a number the number is entered, as you might expect, after the left-parenthesis. So, is this really a big deal ?

If you are really bothered by this very minor behavior, use a mask like "000 - 000 - 0000" and you can have the insertion cursor as you wish.