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The following symbols must be used to create
text patterns for text fields.
Note:
The comma (,), dash (-), colon (:), slash (/),
period (.), and space ( ) are treated as literal values and can
be included anywhere in a pattern. To include a phrase in a pattern,
delimit the text string with single quotation marks ('). For example,
'Your phone number is ('999')' 999-9999
can
be specified as the Display Pattern.
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Text symbol
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Description
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Example
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Single alphabetic character
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Display Pattern: A9A 9A9
Input Value:
K1S5K2
Formatted Value: K1S 5K2
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Single character
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Display Pattern: XXX XXX
Input Value:
!1$5&2
Formatted Value: !1$ 5&2
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Single alphanumeric character
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Display Pattern: OO OO OO
Input Value:
123ABC
Formatted Value: 12 3A BC
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Single alphanumeric character
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Display Pattern: 00 00 00
Input Value:
123ABC
Formatted Value: 12 3A BC
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Single digit
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Display Pattern: 999-9999
Input Value:
9407000
Formatted Value: 940-7000
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Note:
The
O
(capital “o”) and
0
(zero)
symbols are intentional synonyms in recognition that these two characters
are often mistyped and misread.
Reserved symbols
The
following symbols have special meanings and cannot be used as literal
text.
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Symbol
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Description
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When submitted, the symbol matches any one
character. When merged for display, it becomes a space.
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When submitted, the symbol matches 0 or
Unicode white space characters. When merged for display, it becomes
a space.
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When submitted, the symbol matches one or
more Unicode white space characters. When merged for display, it
becomes a space.
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