ControlCollection.AddMaskedTextBox Method (Single, Single, Single, Single, String) (2003 System)

Adds a new MaskedTextBox control to the document in the specified size and location.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function AddMaskedTextBox ( _
    left As Single, _
    top As Single, _
    width As Single, _
    height As Single, _
    name As String _
) As MaskedTextBox
'Usage
Dim instance As ControlCollection
Dim left As Single
Dim top As Single
Dim width As Single
Dim height As Single
Dim name As String
Dim returnValue As MaskedTextBox

returnValue = instance.AddMaskedTextBox(left, _
    top, width, height, name)
public MaskedTextBox AddMaskedTextBox(
    float left,
    float top,
    float width,
    float height,
    string name
)

Parameters

  • left
    Type: System.Single
    The distance in pixels between the left edge of the control and the left edge of the document.
  • top
    Type: System.Single
    The distance in pixels between the top edge of the control and the top edge of the document.
  • height
    Type: System.Single
    The height of the control in pixels.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.Controls.MaskedTextBox
The MaskedTextBox control that was added to the ControlCollection instance.

Remarks

This method enables you to add MaskedTextBox objects to the end of the ControlCollection. To remove a MaskedTextBox that was previously added programmatically, use the Remove method.

Examples

The following code example adds a MaskedTextBox control to the start of the document, and then sets the Mask property to 00/00/0000.

Private Sub WordAddMaskedTextBox()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    Dim MaskedTextBox1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word. _
        Controls.MaskedTextBox = Me.Controls.AddMaskedTextBox( _
        0, 0, 75, 15, "MaskedTextBox1")
    MaskedTextBox1.Mask = "00/00/0000"

End Sub 

private void WordAddMaskedTextBox()
{
    this.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();
    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.Controls.MaskedTextBox
         maskedTextBox1 = this.Controls.AddMaskedTextBox(
         0, 0, 75, 15, "maskedTextBox1");
    maskedTextBox1.Mask = "00/00/0000";
}

Permissions

See Also

Reference

ControlCollection Class

ControlCollection Members

AddMaskedTextBox Overload

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word Namespace