FormatTextBox

Extends the textbox to format the contents on either leaving or on being set. Uses the styles as defined by the Format function.

Public Class FormatTextBox
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.TextBox

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()

'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
InitializeComponent()

'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

End Sub

'UserControl overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
If disposing Then
If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
components.Dispose()
End If
End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Sub

'Required by the Windows Form Designer
Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.
'Do not modify it using the code editor.
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
components = New System.ComponentModel.Container()
End Sub

#End Region
Private _Style As String
Private _KeyPressed As Boolean

Public Property Style() As String
Get
Return _Style
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As String)
_Style = Value
End Set
End Property



Private Sub FormatTextBox_TextChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.TextChanged
If _KeyPressed = False Then
Text = Format(Text, _Style)
Else
_KeyPressed = False
End If
End Sub

Private Sub FormatTextBox_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyPress
_KeyPressed = True
End Sub

Private Sub FormatTextBox_Leave(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Leave
Text = Format(Text, _Style)
End Sub
End Class

Craig