idnumber entry that automatically adds hyphen on textbox

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i have tried using reg ex alone but it can only check if it followed the format and I want a better way of getting input from user by automatically adding hyphen.

my reg ex: \b\d{2}-\d{9}-\d{1}

any 2digit-any 9digit-any 1digit number

Posted 7-Jan-11 9:53am

gherard

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Another, masked textbox custom control that you can look at and customize: Xtended TextBox[^]

Posted 7-Jan-11 19:38pm

Sandeep Mewara

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gherard 8-Jan-11 11:26am

thanks for providing another alternative.

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Hiren solanki · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-07T17:30:00

Solution 2

Other then Masked textbox using Ajax, You will also find this simple TRICK[^] with simple JS useful.

Posted 7-Jan-11 17:30pm

Hiren solanki

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gherard 8-Jan-11 11:25am

this is exactly what i am looking for. thanks!

Kythen · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-07T09:58:00

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Try the MaskedEdit ASP.Net AJAX extender[^] or some other masked text box control.

Posted 7-Jan-11 9:58am

Kythen

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy 7-Jan-11 16:50pm

Good call! 5+

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 7-Jan-11 17:23pm

Masked edit is acceptable alternative (my 5), but "automatically adding hyphen" is absolutely not.
The user will be ripping if anything defeats the expected behavior of the text editor everyone is used to. Nothing should ever shift cursor, add/remove or replace any character. Relatively successful examples of Microsoft word and Visual Studio are just that kind of exclusions which only justify the rule.

Hiren solanki 7-Jan-11 23:13pm

Good call Kythen.

gherard 8-Jan-11 11:25am

good suggestion. I seemed to favor hiren's solution though and a js workaround is what i am really looking for. thanks btw.