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title: "MaskedTextBox Control"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
f1_keywords: 
  - "MaskedTextBox"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "MaskedTextBox control [Windows Forms]"
  - "user input [Windows Forms], validating in Windows Forms"
  - "validating user input [Windows Forms], Windows Forms"
  - "text boxes [Windows Forms], validating user input"
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# MaskedTextBox Control (Windows Forms)
This topic links to others about the `MaskedTextBox` control.  
  
## In This Section  
 [Walkthrough: Working with the MaskedTextBox Control](walkthrough-working-with-the-maskedtextbox-control.md)  
 Demonstrates the key features of the `MaskedTextBox` control.  
  
 [How to: Bind Data to the MaskedTextBox Control](how-to-bind-data-to-the-maskedtextbox-control.md)  
 Demonstrates how to reformat the data when data in the database does not match the format expected by your mask definition.  
  
## Reference  
 <xref:System.Windows.Forms.MaskedTextBox>  
 The primary class for the implementation of the masked text box control.  
  
## Related Sections  
 [Controls to Use on Windows Forms](controls-to-use-on-windows-forms.md)  
 Provides a complete list of Windows Forms controls, with links to information on their use.