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Plz help me how to validate a masked textbox for an ip address like this ###.###.###.###? how can i enter 194.5.6.222? without having to enter it as 184.005.006.222?

Posted 31-Jan-13 8:02am

Iman90

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Jameel VM 31-Jan-13 14:07pm

please put a nice heading for the question.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 31-Jan-13 14:09pm

Also, Tag your UI library or application type. And, no matter how you do it, you always need to enter or select those integers, isn't that obvious?
Tag the UI you use; and you will get help almost immediately.
—SA

Dave Kreskowiak 31-Jan-13 20:59pm

You neeeeeeeed to GROW UP and stop using childish language and txtspeak. You've got full keyboard in front of you. Use it! If you want people to take you seriously, you'll do this.

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2013-01-31T08:09:00

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I wouldn't use a masked edit box for this - they are really only usefull for fixed input format, not flexible ones as you need.
Instead, I would use a standard TextBox and a regex to validate it:

^(?<first>2[0-4]\d|25[0-5]|[01]?\d\d?)\.(?<second>2[0-4]\d|25[0-5]|[01]?\d\d?)\.(?<third>2[0-4]\d|25[0-5]|[01]?\d\d?)\.(?<fourth>2[0-4]\d|25[0-5]|[01]?\d\d?)$</fourth></third></second></first>

Posted 31-Jan-13 8:09am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 31-Jan-13 14:10pm

It's only OP thinks that validation is needed, but really it's about a masked text box or other input method...
—SA