How To Implement Specific Mask

[Aggie85]

Howdy All!

I am implementing a ticket barcode validation application for my reservation system.

The ticket bar-codes are 20 characters long. Each barcode starts with a +, has 18 Alphanumeric (A-F | 0-9) characters, and ends in a -.

In DevExpress TcxMaskEdit, I am able to use the following regular expression mask:

[+](\d | [A-F] | [a-f]){18}[-]

I tried using the mask option in JQEdit and the closest I could get is:

+******************-

which doesn't work because the mask validation code treats the + and - as "formatting" characters instead of input which I need because of barcodes contain them.

I was looking the http://digitalbush.com/projects/masked-input-plugin/ page and apparently it is possible to create your own mask definitions.

Could someone please tell how I would create something like:

jQuery(function($)
{
$.mask.definitions['B'] = "[A-Fa-f0-9]";
$.mask.definitions['~'] = "[+]";
$.mask.definitions['#'] = "[-]";
$("#TicketBarCode").mask("~BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB#");
});

and add it to a JQEdit control?

Thanks in advance!

Aggie85

[Alexander Bulei]

Hi Aggie85,

Please check this simple example:

delphi code

IWCGJQEdit2.MaskOptions.Enable:= True;
  with IWCGJQEdit2.MaskOptions.Definitions.Add do
  begin
    Name:= '~';
    Value:= '+';
  end;
  with IWCGJQEdit2.MaskOptions.Definitions.Add do
  begin
    Name:= '#';
    Value:= '-';
  end;

  with IWCGJQEdit2.MaskOptions.Definitions.Add do
  begin
    Name:= 'Z';
    Value:= 'a-zA-Z';
  end;


  IWCGJQEdit2.MaskOptions.Mask:= '~ZZZZZ#';

Best Regards.

[Aggie85]

Howdy Alex!

Thanks for the example.

i will try when i get out of jury duty!

Have a great day!

Aggie85

[Aggie85]

Alex,

With a little more modifications, worked like a CHAMP!!!

Thank you very much!

Aggie85

[ScottWGast]

Hey Aggie85,

Were you ever able to get your mask working? I'm having a heck of a time getting the JQEdit.MaskOptions to work for a phone number and extension.

Are the .MaskOptions compatible with the standard Delphi mask options? I'm thinking not... All I'm trying to do is get this mask to work:

(999) 999-9999 aaaaaaaaaa;0;_

I've tried this regex mask (in both the .MaskExOptions.Mask and the .MaskOptions.Mask, to no avail:

((\d{3})) (\d{3})-(\d{4})((\d*))?

I need the 2nd parameter of the mask to be zero (0) so that it will save only the data entered, and not the mask characters.

Got any ideas?

Thanks,
Scott Gast
DXE2Updt4 / IW14.0.52 / CG 2.9.0.251

[Alexander Bulei]

Hi ScottWGast,

Are the .MaskOptions compatible with the standard Delphi mask options? I'm thinking not... All I'm trying to do is get this mask to work:

I answer you in another topic.
In summary: No, the delphi mask is incompatible.

I've tried this regex mask (in both the .MaskExOptions.Mask and the .MaskOptions.Mask, to no avail:

((\d{3})) (\d{3})-(\d{4})((\d*))?

Already answer you....
Plugin have small issue with RegEx, we will fix it soon.
Use my suggested mask

Best Regards.

[ScottWGast]

TY!
sg