Does anyone know if you use alpha numeric masking?
I am trying to add a text attribute masking to restrict the number of character, but it needs to allow alpha numeric entry.
Is there a guide somewhere that explains how the masking expressions work?
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Alpha Numeric Masking
Best answer by nathantrauscht
Thank you for sharing where you found the information
It is possible to specify the regular expression in the input mask value in PXUIField Attribute?
I am referring to CSAttribute - Configuration > Common Settings > Attributes
For CSAttribute of Text type you can assign an Entry Mask and Reg. Exp. (Regular Expression)
For my use case, I am using an input validation for an attribute we created for VIN (Vehicle Identification Number).
VINs are 17 characters long alpha numeric, all upper case. Thus, I did the following:
Entry Mask: >CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
From what I understand, the entry mask is just that, it creates a mask. This expression creates a mask that allows any character (C) auto corrects to upper case (>) and allows up to 17 characters.
Reg. Exp.: >CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC{17,17}
This expression validates if the input was 17 characters long {17,17}, is uppercase and is any character.
I have never used Regular Expression before so this took some tinkering for me to figure out the correct syntax. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/visualstudio/visual-studio-2010/ae5bf541(v=vs.100)?redirectedfrom=MSDN
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