Regex Validation
This feature is supported only by the RadMaskedTextInput control.
RadMaskedTextInput allows you to enable an additional validation rule by defining a regular experession. The regex is applied over the value received after the Mask property validates the entered text.
Setting Regular Expression
The regex can be set via the ValidationRegex property of the RadMaskedTextInput control.
Example 1: Setting regex validation
<telerik:RadMaskedTextInput Mask="a20"
ValidationRegex="^([a-z0-9_.-]+)@([\da-z.-]+).([a-z.]{2,6})$" />
Example 1 shows how to restrict the user to enter only a valid email address with a maximum text length of 20 alphanumeric or special characters.
Take the ValueMode property into account when composing the regular expression. Depending on the mode the Value of the control might contain placeholders and literals.
Predefined Regular Expressions
The validation feature provides few predefined regular expressions that can be used.
- Email: This expression allows you to validate email addresses.
- IP: This expression allows you to validate IP addresses.
You can access the predefined regular expressions via the ValidationHelper class. It exposes the regexes via static readonly properties.
The ValidationHelper class can be found in the following namespace:
xmlns:maskedInput="clr-namespace:Telerik.Windows.Controls.MaskedInput;assembly=Telerik.Windows.Controls.Input"
Example 2: Setting predefined regex in XAML
<telerik:RadMaskedTextInput ValidationRegex="{x:Static maskedInput:ValidationHelper.Email}" />
Example 3: Setting predefined regex in code
this.maskedTextInput.ValidationRegex = ValidationHelper.Email;
Set Error Message
You can set the error that will be shown in the validation tooltip via the ErrorMessage property of the RadMaskedInput control.
Example 4: Setting predefined error message in XAML
<telerik:RadMaskedTextInput ErrorMessage="Invalid email address"/>
Figure 1: Custom error message
