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To enable masked input, set the mask option to a mask string composed of one or more placeholders and literals. The following table lists available placeholders:

Masking Element	Description
0	Digit, required. This element will accept any single digit between 0 and 9.
9	Digit or space, optional.
#	Digit or space, optional. Plus (+) and minus (-) signs are allowed.
L	Letter, required. Restricts input to the ASCII letters a-z and A-Z. This mask element is equivalent to [a-zA-Z] in regular expressions.
?	Letter, optional. Restricts input to the ASCII letters a-z and A-Z. This mask element is equivalent to [a-zA-Z]? in regular expressions.
&	Character, required.
C	Character, optional. Any non-control character.
A	Alphanumeric, required.
a	Alphanumeric, optional.
.	Decimal placeholder. The actual display character used will be the decimal placeholder appropriate to the culture option.
,	Thousands placeholder. The actual display character used will be the thousands placeholder appropriate to the culture option.
:	Time separator. The actual display character used will be the time placeholder appropriate to the culture option.
/	Date separator. The actual display character used will be the date placeholder appropriate to the culture option.
$	Currency symbol. The actual character displayed will be the currency symbol appropriate to the culture option.
<	Shift down. Converts all characters that follow to lowercase.
>	Shift up. Converts all characters that follow to uppercase.
|	Disable a previous shift up or shift down.
\\	Escape. Escapes a mask character, turning it into a literal. The escape sequence for a backslash is: \\\\
All other characters	Literals. All non-mask elements appear as themselves within wijinputmask. Literals always occupy a static position in the mask at run time, and cannot be moved or deleted by the user.

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