How to Show Partial SSN in a Text Field

Hi,
I have text field on an apex page which takes SSN as input.
How to show only last four digits of SSN after it has been entered.
For Instance when I type 111-222-3333 and hit enter or tab, it should appear as XXX-XXX-3333.
Thanks in Advance.
Yogi

Hi Yogi,
You did not mention the most important thing.. Where are going to display the SSN ..
if it is in report then:
select regexp_replace ('111-222-3333','[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{3}','XXX-XXX') from dualOutput:
SSN
XXX-XXX-3333
If you are going to show it on an item, then you should use that REGEXP in the source of your item... The source could be SQL or PL/SQL.
If you need to show this format XXX-XXX-3333 as the values is being entered, the this plugin could be helpful:
http://apex-plugin.com/oracle-apex-plugins/item-plugin/text-field-with-masked-input_63.html
Best Regards,
Fateh
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