Hmmmm... Never had a problem understanding format vs inputmask. Not trying to say that makes me better or anything; I'm sure some stuff that confuses me would be simple to others. :)

Michelle

>Many developers don't fully understand the difference between the InputMask and the Format property. I still get stuff confused with those 2 props.
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>I think it helps to think of an InputMask as a stencil that you would use to spray paint your street number on the curb by your house. Once you have painted [entered] the numbers, you remove [do not save] the stencil [mask]. All that remains are the numbers [data]. Now the Format of the street number would be represented by a 9 for each number needed.