Text field - format mask

Hi!
How can I achieve that tex field will have formated mask like AB12 12345 123 123 1234 (first 2 signs are character - only AB, then there is 17 numbers with space), so when I write in that text filed numbers like 123451231231234 I get AB12 12345 123 123 1234? I don't know if I must use regular expression or something else.
I use apex 4.1
Regards,
drama9346

You can do this using javascript like in this example:
http://apex.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=31517:127
However, your requirement is more complicated and will need more coding.
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