Getting format mask property in PJC

I am developing a PJC that extends oracle.forms.ui.VTextField.
I would like to read out the "format mask" property set in Oracle forms.
How to get it? Maybe this.getProperty(ID.??) or is there a memeber function that I can use?
Thanks in advance.
Mario

You don't need to change the NLS_LANGUAGE; the separators are determined by NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS:
CHE_TEST@tcp_asterix_impl> alter session set nls_numeric_characters='.,';
Session altered.
CHE_TEST@tcp_asterix_impl> select 1/2 from dual;
       1/2
        .5
CHE_TEST@tcp_asterix_impl> alter session set nls_numeric_characters=',.';
Session altered.
CHE_TEST@tcp_asterix_impl> select 1/2 from dual;
       1/2
        ,5So what you would want is to set NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS to ',.'
cheers

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