| 0 |
Digit (0 through 9, entry required; plus [+] and minus
[-] signs not allowed). |
| 9 |
Digit or space (entry optional; plus and minus signs
not allowed). |
| # |
Digit or space (entry optional; blank positions
converted to spaces, plus and minus signs allowed). |
| L |
Letter (A through Z, entry required). |
| ? |
Letter (A through Z, entry optional). |
| A |
Letter or digit (entry required). |
| a |
Letter or digit (entry optional). |
| & |
Any character or a space (entry required). |
| C |
Any character or a space (entry optional). |
| < |
Causes all characters that follow to be converted to
lowercase. |
| > |
Causes all characters that follow to be converted to
uppercase. |
| ! |
Causes the input mask to display from right to left,
rather than from left to right. Characters typed into the mask always fill it
from left to right. You can include the exclamation point anywhere in the input
mask. |
| \ |
Causes the character that follows to be displayed as a
literal character. Used to display any of the characters listed in this table
as literal characters (for example, \A is displayed as just A). |
