text mask don't accept Character "A"

[alsh3lan]

i try to mask my text but it does't work

the code

MaskedTextBox8.Mask = "A00-000"

but when i run the program the mask displayed like that "___-___"

when i change Character "A" with "B" it's work fine "B__-___"

any one can help me

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

For the mask to force the first char to be an "A" you need to tell the mask that it's a literal "A" and not the Alphanumeric, optional.

So the mask should be "\A00-000" instead of "A00-000". Here's a list of the mask codes you can use: MaskedTextBox.Mask Property (System.Windows.Forms)

 

[alsh3lan]

thank's JuggaloBrotha