View Masked Text Field in browser

The Masked Text Field replaces a regular text field in a form, and allows the developer enforce a specific format for the entered data. When displayed in the browser, the text field looks no different from a regular one, the difference being related to the behavior only:

In the example above, the masked text field has been configured to accept only input conforming to the PIN format (e.g. 1234). If you enter anything other than a character matching the mask, (e.g. for this example, a letter, or another sign), the character will be automatically deleted; if you enter a wrong character three times in a row, a visual display of the format you must enter will be displayed aside the text field:

This text will automatically disappear when the correct format is entered.

Also, if in the defined mask, separating characters exist, they will be automatically entered by the script.

The controls are created using Java Script, and thus, they work only if a browser with Java Script support is used. If the browser does not have Java Script, the text field will behave like a normal one, with no enhancements at all.