GuidEditBox

The GuidEditBox control allows for the input of a Guid (unique ID) value.

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Common Capabilities

Each of the features listed in the table below describe functionality that is common to most edit boxes. Please see the Edit Box Basics topic for details on each of these options and how to set them.

Feature	Description
Has a spinner	No.
Has a popup	No.
Null value allowed	Yes, and can be prevented.
Read-only mode supported	Yes.
Non-editable mode supported	Yes.
Has multiple parts	No.
Placeholder text supported	Yes, and overlays the control.
Header content supported	Yes, and appears above the control.
Default spin behavior	No wrap.
Input filtering	Yes, as noted below.

Generating a New GUID

The Plus (+) button in the edit box can be used to generate a new GUID value.

Formats

Standard GUID formats are supported via the Format property and affect the textual value display. These formats are allowed:

"N" - 32 digits (uppercase)
"n" - 32 digits (lowercase)
"D" - 32 digits separated by hyphens (uppercase)
"d" - 32 digits separated by hyphens (lowercase)
"B" - 32 digits separated by hyphens, enclosed in braces (uppercase)
"b" - 32 digits separated by hyphens, enclosed in braces (lowercase)
"P" - 32 digits separated by hyphens, enclosed in parentheses (uppercase)
"p" - 32 digits separated by hyphens, enclosed in parentheses (lowercase)

Input Filtering

When IsInputFilteringEnabled is set to true, only the following text may be entered into the edit box:

Hexadecimal digits 0-9, A-F, and a-f.
Hypen - (only if the current format inludes hyphens).
Braces { and } (only if the current format includes braces).
Parenthesis ( and ) (only if the current format includes parenthesis).

Please see the Edit Box Basics topic for additional details input filtering.

Sample XAML

This control can be placed within any other XAML container control, such as a Page or Panel with this sort of XAML: