ControlCollection.AddMaskedTextBox Method (Double, Double, Double, Double, String)

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

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v9.0 (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v9.0.dll)

Syntax

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

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

Parameters

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

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.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 top of the worksheet, and then sets the Mask property to 00/00/0000.

    Private Sub ExcelAddMaskedTextBox()

        Dim MaskedTextBox1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools. _
            Excel.Controls.MaskedTextBox = Me.Controls. _
            AddMaskedTextBox(0, 0, 75, 15, "MaskedTextBox1")
        MaskedTextBox1.Mask = "00/00/0000"

    End Sub

private void ExcelAddMaskedTextBox()
{

    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Controls.MaskedTextBox
         maskedTextBox1 = this.Controls.AddMaskedTextBox(
         0, 0, 75, 15, "maskedTextBox1");
    maskedTextBox1.Mask = "00/00/0000";
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ControlCollection Class

ControlCollection Members

AddMaskedTextBox Overload

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace