Inputmask/js/inputmask.js

/*
 * Input Mask Core
 * http://github.com/RobinHerbots/jquery.inputmask
 * Copyright (c) 2010 -	Robin Herbots
 * Licensed under the MIT license (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
 * Version: 0.0.0-dev
 */
(function (factory) {
	if (typeof define === "function" && define.amd) {
		define(["./dependencyLibs/inputmask.dependencyLib", "./global/window", "./global/document"], factory);
	} else if (typeof exports === "object") {
		module.exports = factory(require("./dependencyLibs/inputmask.dependencyLib"), require("./global/window"), require("./global/document"));
	} else {
		window.Inputmask = factory(window.dependencyLib || jQuery, window, document);
	}
}
(function ($, window, document, undefined) {
		var ua = navigator.userAgent,
			mobile = /mobile/i.test(ua),
			iemobile = /iemobile/i.test(ua),
			iphone = /iphone/i.test(ua) && !iemobile,
			android = /android/i.test(ua) && !iemobile;

		function Inputmask(alias, options, internal) {
			//allow instanciating without new
			if (!(this instanceof Inputmask)) {
				return new Inputmask(alias, options, internal);
			}

			this.el = undefined;
			this.events = {};
			this.maskset = undefined;
			this.refreshValue = false; //indicate a refresh from the inputvalue is needed (form.reset)

			if (internal !== true) {
				//init options
				if ($.isPlainObject(alias)) {
					options = alias;
				} else {
					options = options || {};
					options.alias = alias;
				}
				this.opts = $.extend(true, {}, this.defaults, options);
				this.noMasksCache = options && options.definitions !== undefined;
				this.userOptions = options || {}; //user passed options
				this.isRTL = this.opts.numericInput;
				resolveAlias(this.opts.alias, options, this.opts);
			}
		}

		Inputmask.prototype = {
			dataAttribute: "data-inputmask", //data attribute prefix used for attribute binding
			//options default
			defaults: {
				placeholder: "_",
				optionalmarker: {
					start: "[",
					end: "]"
				},
				quantifiermarker: {
					start: "{",
					end: "}"
				},
				groupmarker: {
					start: "(",
					end: ")"
				},
				alternatormarker: "|",
				escapeChar: "\\",
				mask: null, //needs tobe null instead of undefined as the extend method does not consider props with the undefined value
				regex: null, //regular expression as a mask
				oncomplete: $.noop, //executes when the mask is complete
				onincomplete: $.noop, //executes when the mask is incomplete and focus is lost
				oncleared: $.noop, //executes when the mask is cleared
				repeat: 0, //repetitions of the mask: * ~ forever, otherwise specify an integer
				greedy: true, //true: allocated buffer for the mask and repetitions - false: allocate only if needed
				autoUnmask: false, //automatically unmask when retrieving the value with $.fn.val or value if the browser supports __lookupGetter__ or getOwnPropertyDescriptor
				removeMaskOnSubmit: false, //remove the mask before submitting the form.
				clearMaskOnLostFocus: true,
				insertMode: true, //insert the input or overwrite the input
				clearIncomplete: false, //clear the incomplete input on blur
				alias: null,
				onKeyDown: $.noop, //callback to implement autocomplete on certain keys for example. args => event, buffer, caretPos, opts
				onBeforeMask: null, //executes before masking the initial value to allow preprocessing of the initial value.	args => initialValue, opts => return processedValue
				onBeforePaste: function (pastedValue, opts) {
					return $.isFunction(opts.onBeforeMask) ? opts.onBeforeMask(pastedValue, opts) : pastedValue;
				}, //executes before masking the pasted value to allow preprocessing of the pasted value.	args => pastedValue, opts => return processedValue
				onBeforeWrite: null, //executes before writing to the masked element. args => event, opts
				onUnMask: null, //executes after unmasking to allow postprocessing of the unmaskedvalue.	args => maskedValue, unmaskedValue, opts
				showMaskOnFocus: true, //show the mask-placeholder when the input has focus
				showMaskOnHover: true, //show the mask-placeholder when hovering the empty input
				onKeyValidation: $.noop, //executes on every key-press with the result of isValid. Params: key, result, opts
				skipOptionalPartCharacter: " ", //a character which can be used to skip an optional part of a mask
				numericInput: false, //numericInput input direction style (input shifts to the left while holding the caret position)
				rightAlign: false, //align to the right
				undoOnEscape: true, //pressing escape reverts the value to the value before focus
				//numeric basic properties
				radixPoint: "", //".", // | ","
				radixPointDefinitionSymbol: undefined, //set the radixPoint definitionSymbol ~ used for awareness of the radixpoint
				groupSeparator: "", //",", // | "."
				//numeric basic properties
				keepStatic: null, //try to keep the mask static while typing. Decisions to alter the mask will be posponed if possible - null see auto selection for multi masks
				positionCaretOnTab: true, //when enabled the caret position is set after the latest valid position on TAB
				tabThrough: false, //allows for tabbing through the different parts of the masked field
				supportsInputType: ["text", "tel", "password"], //list with the supported input types
				//specify keyCodes which should not be considered in the keypress event, otherwise the preventDefault will stop their default behavior especially in FF
				ignorables: [8, 9, 13, 19, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 45, 46, 93, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 0, 229],
				isComplete: null, //override for isComplete - args => buffer, opts - return true || false
				canClearPosition: $.noop, //hook to alter the clear behavior in the stripValidPositions args => maskset, position, lastValidPosition, opts => return true|false/command object
				preValidation: null, //hook to preValidate the input.  Usefull for validating regardless the definition.	args => buffer, pos, char, isSelection, opts => return true/false/command object
				postValidation: null, //hook to postValidate the result from isValid.	Usefull for validating the entry as a whole.	args => buffer, currentResult, opts => return true/false/json
				staticDefinitionSymbol: undefined, //specify a definitionSymbol for static content, used to make matches for alternators
				jitMasking: false, //just in time masking ~ only mask while typing, can n (number), true or false
				nullable: true, //return nothing instead of the buffertemplate when the user hasn't entered anything.
				inputEventOnly: false, //dev option - testing inputfallback behavior
				noValuePatching: false, //disable value property patching
				positionCaretOnClick: "lvp", //none, lvp (based on the last valid position (default), radixFocus (position caret to radixpoint on initial click)
				casing: null, //mask-level casing. Options: null, "upper", "lower" or "title" or callback args => elem, test, pos, validPositions return charValue
				inputmode: "verbatim", //specify the inputmode  - already in place for when browsers will support it
				colorMask: false, //enable css styleable mask
				androidHack: false //see README_android.md
			},
			definitions: {
				"9": {
					validator: "[0-9]",
					cardinality: 1,
					definitionSymbol: "*"
				},
				"a": {
					validator: "[A-Za-z\u0410-\u044F\u0401\u0451\u00C0-\u00FF\u00B5]",
					cardinality: 1,
					definitionSymbol: "*"
				},
				"*": {
					validator: function () {
						return true;
					},
					// validator: "[0-9A-Za-z\u0410-\u044F\u0401\u0451\u00C0-\u00FF\u00B5]",
					cardinality: 1
				}
			},
			aliases: {}, //aliases definitions => see jquery.inputmask.extensions.js
			masksCache: {},
			mask: function (elems) {
				var that = this;

				function importAttributeOptions(npt, opts, userOptions, dataAttribute) {
					//handle dir=rtl
					if (npt.dir === "rtl" || opts.rightAlign) {
						npt.style.textAlign = "right";
					}

					if (npt.dir === "rtl" || opts.numericInput) {
						npt.dir = "ltr";
						npt.removeAttribute("dir");
						opts.isRTL = true;
					}

					var attrOptions = npt.getAttribute(dataAttribute),
						option, dataoptions, optionData, p;

					function importOption(option, optionData) {
						optionData = optionData !== undefined ? optionData : npt.getAttribute(dataAttribute + "-" + option);
						if (optionData !== null) {
							if (typeof optionData === "string") {
								if (option.indexOf("on") === 0) optionData = window[optionData]; //get function definition
								else if (optionData === "false") optionData = false;
								else if (optionData === "true") optionData = true;
							}
							userOptions[option] = optionData;
						}
					}

					if (attrOptions && attrOptions !== "") {
						attrOptions = attrOptions.replace(new RegExp("'", "g"), '"');
						dataoptions = JSON.parse("{" + attrOptions + "}");
					}

					//resolve aliases
					if (dataoptions) { //pickup alias from dataAttribute
						optionData = undefined;
						for (p in dataoptions) {
							if (p.toLowerCase() === "alias") {
								optionData = dataoptions[p];
								break;
							}
						}
					}
					importOption("alias", optionData); //pickup alias from dataAttribute-alias
					if (userOptions.alias) {
						resolveAlias(userOptions.alias, userOptions, opts);
					}

					for (option in opts) {
						if (dataoptions) {
							optionData = undefined;
							for (p in dataoptions) {
								if (p.toLowerCase() === option.toLowerCase()) {
									optionData = dataoptions[p];
									break;
								}
							}
						}
						importOption(option, optionData);
					}

					$.extend(true, opts, userOptions);
					return opts;
				}

				if (typeof elems === "string") {
					elems = document.getElementById(elems) || document.querySelectorAll(elems);
				}
				elems = elems.nodeName ? [elems] : elems;
				$.each(elems, function (ndx, el) {
					var scopedOpts = $.extend(true, {}, that.opts);
					importAttributeOptions(el, scopedOpts, $.extend(true, {}, that.userOptions), that.dataAttribute);
					var maskset = generateMaskSet(scopedOpts, that.noMasksCache);
					if (maskset !== undefined) {
						if (el.inputmask !== undefined) {
							el.inputmask.remove();
						}
						//store inputmask instance on the input with element reference
						el.inputmask = new Inputmask(undefined, undefined, true);
						el.inputmask.opts = scopedOpts;
						el.inputmask.noMasksCache = that.noMasksCache;
						el.inputmask.userOptions = $.extend(true, {}, that.userOptions);
						el.inputmask.isRTL = scopedOpts.isRTL;
						el.inputmask.el = el;
						el.inputmask.maskset = maskset;

						$.data(el, "_inputmask_opts", scopedOpts);

						maskScope.call(el.inputmask, {
							"action": "mask"
						});
					}
				});
				return elems && elems[0] ? (elems[0].inputmask || this) : this;
			},
			option: function (options, noremask) { //set extra options || retrieve value of a current option
				if (typeof options === "string") {
					return this.opts[options];
				} else if (typeof options === "object") {
					$.extend(this.userOptions, options); //user passed options
					//remask
					if (this.el && noremask !== true) {
						this.mask(this.el);
					}
					return this;
				}
			},
			unmaskedvalue: function (value) {
				this.maskset = this.maskset || generateMaskSet(this.opts, this.noMasksCache);
				return maskScope.call(this, {
					"action": "unmaskedvalue",
					"value": value
				});
			},
			remove: function () {
				return maskScope.call(this, {
					"action": "remove"
				});
			},
			getemptymask: function () { //return the default (empty) mask value, usefull for setting the default value in validation
				this.maskset = this.maskset || generateMaskSet(this.opts, this.noMasksCache);
				return maskScope.call(this, {
					"action": "getemptymask"
				});
			},
			hasMaskedValue: function () { //check wheter the returned value is masked or not; currently only works reliable when using jquery.val fn to retrieve the value
				return !this.opts.autoUnmask;
			},
			isComplete: function () {
				this.maskset = this.maskset || generateMaskSet(this.opts, this.noMasksCache);
				return maskScope.call(this, {
					"action": "isComplete"
				});
			},
			getmetadata: function () { //return mask metadata if exists
				this.maskset = this.maskset || generateMaskSet(this.opts, this.noMasksCache);
				return maskScope.call(this, {
					"action": "getmetadata"
				});
			},
			isValid: function (value) {
				this.maskset = this.maskset || generateMaskSet(this.opts, this.noMasksCache);
				return maskScope.call(this, {
					"action": "isValid",
					"value": value
				});
			},
			format: function (value, metadata) {
				this.maskset = this.maskset || generateMaskSet(this.opts, this.noMasksCache);
				return maskScope.call(this, {
					"action": "format",
					"value": value,
					"metadata": metadata //true/false getmetadata
				});
			},
			analyseMask: function (mask, regexMask, opts) {
				var tokenizer = /(?:[?*+]|\{[0-9\+\*]+(?:,[0-9\+\*]*)?\})|[^.?*+^${[]()|\\]+|./g,
					//Thx to https://github.com/slevithan/regex-colorizer for the regexTokenizer regex
					regexTokenizer = /\[\^?]?(?:[^\\\]]+|\\[\S\s]?)*]?|\\(?:0(?:[0-3][0-7]{0,2}|[4-7][0-7]?)?|[1-9][0-9]*|x[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}|u[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}|c[A-Za-z]|[\S\s]?)|\((?:\?[:=!]?)?|(?:[?*+]|\{[0-9]+(?:,[0-9]*)?\})\??|[^.?*+^${[()|\\]+|./g,
					escaped = false,
					currentToken = new MaskToken(),
					match,
					m,
					openenings = [],
					maskTokens = [],
					openingToken,
					currentOpeningToken,
					alternator,
					lastMatch,
					groupToken;

				function MaskToken(isGroup, isOptional, isQuantifier, isAlternator) {
					this.matches = [];
					this.openGroup = isGroup || false;
					this.alternatorGroup = false;
					this.isGroup = isGroup || false;
					this.isOptional = isOptional || false;
					this.isQuantifier = isQuantifier || false;
					this.isAlternator = isAlternator || false;
					this.quantifier = {
						min: 1,
						max: 1
					};
				}

				//test definition => {fn: RegExp/function, cardinality: int, optionality: bool, newBlockMarker: bool, casing: null/upper/lower, def: definitionSymbol, placeholder: placeholder, mask: real maskDefinition}
				function insertTestDefinition(mtoken, element, position) {
					position = position !== undefined ? position : mtoken.matches.length;
					var prevMatch = mtoken.matches[position - 1];
					if (regexMask) {
						if (element.indexOf("[") === 0 || escaped) {
							mtoken.matches.splice(position++, 0, {
								fn: new RegExp(element, opts.casing ? "i" : ""),
								cardinality: 1,
								optionality: mtoken.isOptional,
								newBlockMarker: prevMatch === undefined || prevMatch.def !== element,
								casing: null,
								def: element,
								placeholder: undefined,
								nativeDef: element
							});
						} else {
							$.each(element.split(""), function (ndx, lmnt) {
								prevMatch = mtoken.matches[position - 1];
								mtoken.matches.splice(position++, 0, {
									fn: null,
									cardinality: 0,
									optionality: mtoken.isOptional,
									newBlockMarker: prevMatch === undefined || (prevMatch.def !== lmnt && prevMatch.fn !== null),
									casing: null,
									def: opts.staticDefinitionSymbol || lmnt,
									placeholder: opts.staticDefinitionSymbol !== undefined ? lmnt : undefined,
									nativeDef: lmnt
								});
							});
						}
						escaped = false;
					} else {
						var maskdef = (opts.definitions ? opts.definitions[element] : undefined) || Inputmask.prototype.definitions[element];
						if (maskdef && !escaped) {
							var prevalidators = maskdef.prevalidator,
								prevalidatorsL = prevalidators ? prevalidators.length : 0;
							//handle prevalidators
							for (var i = 1; i < maskdef.cardinality; i++) {
								var prevalidator = prevalidatorsL >= i ? prevalidators[i - 1] : [],
									validator = prevalidator.validator,
									cardinality = prevalidator.cardinality;
								mtoken.matches.splice(position++, 0, {
									fn: validator ? typeof validator === "string" ? new RegExp(validator, opts.casing ? "i" : "") : new function () {
										this.test = validator;
									} : new RegExp("."),
									cardinality: cardinality ? cardinality : 1,
									optionality: mtoken.isOptional,
									newBlockMarker: prevMatch === undefined || prevMatch.def !== (maskdef.definitionSymbol || element),
									casing: maskdef.casing,
									def: maskdef.definitionSymbol || element,
									placeholder: maskdef.placeholder,
									nativeDef: element
								});
								prevMatch = mtoken.matches[position - 1];
							}
							mtoken.matches.splice(position++, 0, {
								fn: maskdef.validator ? typeof maskdef.validator == "string" ? new RegExp(maskdef.validator, opts.casing ? "i" : "") : new function () {
									this.test = maskdef.validator;
								} : new RegExp("."),
								cardinality: maskdef.cardinality,
								optionality: mtoken.isOptional,
								newBlockMarker: prevMatch === undefined || prevMatch.def !== (maskdef.definitionSymbol || element),
								casing: maskdef.casing,
								def: maskdef.definitionSymbol || element,
								placeholder: maskdef.placeholder,
								nativeDef: element
							});
						} else {
							mtoken.matches.splice(position++, 0, {
								fn: null,
								cardinality: 0,
								optionality: mtoken.isOptional,
								newBlockMarker: prevMatch === undefined || (prevMatch.def !== element && prevMatch.fn !== null),
								casing: null,
								def: opts.staticDefinitionSymbol || element,
								placeholder: opts.staticDefinitionSymbol !== undefined ? element : undefined,
								nativeDef: element
							});
							escaped = false;
						}
					}
				}

				function verifyGroupMarker(maskToken) {
					if (maskToken && maskToken.matches) {
						$.each(maskToken.matches, function (ndx, token) {
								var nextToken = maskToken.matches[ndx + 1];
								if ((nextToken === undefined || (nextToken.matches === undefined || nextToken.isQuantifier === false)) && token && token.isGroup) { //this is not a group but a normal mask => convert
									token.isGroup = false;
									if (!regexMask) {
										insertTestDefinition(token, opts.groupmarker.start, 0);
										if (token.openGroup !== true) {
											insertTestDefinition(token, opts.groupmarker.end);
										}
									}
								}
								verifyGroupMarker(token);
							}
						);
					}
				}

				function defaultCase() {
					if (openenings.length > 0) {
						currentOpeningToken = openenings[openenings.length - 1];
						insertTestDefinition(currentOpeningToken, m);
						if (currentOpeningToken.isAlternator) { //handle alternator a | b case
							alternator = openenings.pop();
							for (var mndx = 0; mndx < alternator.matches.length; mndx++) {
								alternator.matches[mndx].isGroup = false; //don't mark alternate groups as group
							}
							if (openenings.length > 0) {
								currentOpeningToken = openenings[openenings.length - 1];
								currentOpeningToken.matches.push(alternator);
							} else {
								currentToken.matches.push(alternator);
							}
						}
					} else {
						insertTestDefinition(currentToken, m);
					}
				}

				function reverseTokens(maskToken) {
					function reverseStatic(st) {
						if (st === opts.optionalmarker.start) st = opts.optionalmarker.end;
						else if (st === opts.optionalmarker.end) st = opts.optionalmarker.start;
						else if (st === opts.groupmarker.start) st = opts.groupmarker.end;
						else if (st === opts.groupmarker.end) st = opts.groupmarker.start;

						return st;
					}

					maskToken.matches = maskToken.matches.reverse();
					for (var match in maskToken.matches) {
						if (maskToken.matches.hasOwnProperty(match)) {
							var intMatch = parseInt(match);
							if (maskToken.matches[match].isQuantifier && maskToken.matches[intMatch + 1] && maskToken.matches[intMatch + 1].isGroup) { //reposition quantifier
								var qt = maskToken.matches[match];
								maskToken.matches.splice(match, 1);
								maskToken.matches.splice(intMatch + 1, 0, qt);
							}
							if (maskToken.matches[match].matches !== undefined) {
								maskToken.matches[match] = reverseTokens(maskToken.matches[match]);
							} else {
								maskToken.matches[match] = reverseStatic(maskToken.matches[match]);
							}
						}
					}

					return maskToken;
				}


				if (regexMask) {
					opts.optionalmarker.start = undefined;
					opts.optionalmarker.end = undefined;
				}
				while (match = regexMask ? regexTokenizer.exec(mask) : tokenizer.exec(mask)) {
					m = match[0];

					if (regexMask) {
						switch (m.charAt(0)) {
							//Quantifier
							case "?":
								m = "{0,1}";
								break;
							case "+":
							case "*":
								m = "{" + m + "}";
								break;
						}
					}

					if (escaped) {
						defaultCase();
						continue;
					}
					switch (m.charAt(0)) {
						case opts.escapeChar:
							escaped = true;
							if (regexMask) defaultCase();
							break;
						case opts.optionalmarker.end:
						// optional closing
						case opts.groupmarker.end:
							// Group closing
							openingToken = openenings.pop();
							openingToken.openGroup = false; //mark group as complete
							if (openingToken !== undefined) {
								if (openenings.length > 0) {
									currentOpeningToken = openenings[openenings.length - 1];
									currentOpeningToken.matches.push(openingToken);
									if (currentOpeningToken.isAlternator) { //handle alternator (a) | (b) case
										alternator = openenings.pop();
										for (var mndx = 0; mndx < alternator.matches.length; mndx++) {
											alternator.matches[mndx].isGroup = false; //don't mark alternate groups as group
											alternator.matches[mndx].alternatorGroup = false;
										}
										if (openenings.length > 0) {
											currentOpeningToken = openenings[openenings.length - 1];
											currentOpeningToken.matches.push(alternator);
										} else {
											currentToken.matches.push(alternator);
										}
									}
								} else {
									currentToken.matches.push(openingToken);
								}
							} else defaultCase();
							break;
						case opts.optionalmarker.start:
							// optional opening
							openenings.push(new MaskToken(false, true));
							break;
						case opts.groupmarker.start:
							// Group opening
							openenings.push(new MaskToken(true));
							break;
						case opts.quantifiermarker.start:
							//Quantifier
							var quantifier = new MaskToken(false, false, true);

							m = m.replace(/[{}]/g, "");
							var mq = m.split(","),
								mq0 = isNaN(mq[0]) ? mq[0] : parseInt(mq[0]),
								mq1 = mq.length === 1 ? mq0 : (isNaN(mq[1]) ? mq[1] : parseInt(mq[1]));
							if (mq1 === "*" || mq1 === "+") {
								mq0 = mq1 === "*" ? 0 : 1;
							}
							quantifier.quantifier = {
								min: mq0,
								max: mq1
							};
							if (openenings.length > 0) {
								var matches = openenings[openenings.length - 1].matches;
								match = matches.pop();
								if (!match.isGroup) {
									groupToken = new MaskToken(true);
									groupToken.matches.push(match);
									match = groupToken;
								}
								matches.push(match);
								matches.push(quantifier);
							} else {
								match = currentToken.matches.pop();
								if (!match.isGroup) {
									groupToken = new MaskToken(true);
									groupToken.matches.push(match);
									match = groupToken;
								}
								currentToken.matches.push(match);
								currentToken.matches.push(quantifier);
							}
							break;
						case opts.alternatormarker:
							if (openenings.length > 0) {
								currentOpeningToken = openenings[openenings.length - 1];
								var subToken = currentOpeningToken.matches[currentOpeningToken.matches.length - 1];
								if (currentOpeningToken.openGroup && //regexp alt syntax
									(subToken.matches === undefined || (subToken.isGroup === false && subToken.isAlternator === false))) { //alternations within group
									lastMatch = openenings.pop();
								} else
									lastMatch = currentOpeningToken.matches.pop();
							} else {
								lastMatch = currentToken.matches.pop();
							}
							if (lastMatch.isAlternator) {
								openenings.push(lastMatch);
							} else {
								if (lastMatch.alternatorGroup) {
									alternator = openenings.pop();
									lastMatch.alternatorGroup = false;
								} else {
									alternator = new MaskToken(false, false, false, true);
								}
								alternator.matches.push(lastMatch);
								openenings.push(alternator);
								if (lastMatch.openGroup) { //regexp alt syntax
									lastMatch.openGroup = false;
									var alternatorGroup = new MaskToken(true);
									alternatorGroup.alternatorGroup = true;
									openenings.push(alternatorGroup);
								}
							}
							break;
						default:
							defaultCase();
					}
				}

				while (openenings.length > 0) {
					openingToken = openenings.pop();
					currentToken.matches.push(openingToken);
				}
				if (currentToken.matches.length > 0) {
					verifyGroupMarker(currentToken);
					maskTokens.push(currentToken);
				}

				if (opts.numericInput || opts.isRTL) {
					reverseTokens(maskTokens[0]);
				}
				// console.log(JSON.stringify(maskTokens));
				return maskTokens;
			}
		};

		//apply defaults, definitions, aliases
		Inputmask.extendDefaults = function (options) {
			$.extend(true, Inputmask.prototype.defaults, options);
		};
		Inputmask.extendDefinitions = function (definition) {
			$.extend(true, Inputmask.prototype.definitions, definition);
		};
		Inputmask.extendAliases = function (alias) {
			$.extend(true, Inputmask.prototype.aliases, alias);
		};
		//static fn on inputmask
		Inputmask.format = function (value, options, metadata) {
			return Inputmask(options).format(value, metadata);
		};
		Inputmask.unmask = function (value, options) {
			return Inputmask(options).unmaskedvalue(value);
		};
		Inputmask.isValid = function (value, options) {
			return Inputmask(options).isValid(value);
		};
		Inputmask.remove = function (elems) {
			$.each(elems, function (ndx, el) {
				if (el.inputmask) el.inputmask.remove();
			});
		};
		Inputmask.escapeRegex = function (str) {
			var specials = ["/", ".", "*", "+", "?", "|", "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", "\\", "$", "^"];
			return str.replace(new RegExp("(\\" + specials.join("|\\") + ")", "gim"), "\\$1");
		};
		Inputmask.keyCode = {
			ALT: 18,
			BACKSPACE: 8,
			BACKSPACE_SAFARI: 127,
			CAPS_LOCK: 20,
			COMMA: 188,
			COMMAND: 91,
			COMMAND_LEFT: 91,
			COMMAND_RIGHT: 93,
			CONTROL: 17,
			DELETE: 46,
			DOWN: 40,
			END: 35,
			ENTER: 13,
			ESCAPE: 27,
			HOME: 36,
			INSERT: 45,
			LEFT: 37,
			MENU: 93,
			NUMPAD_ADD: 107,
			NUMPAD_DECIMAL: 110,
			NUMPAD_DIVIDE: 111,
			NUMPAD_ENTER: 108,
			NUMPAD_MULTIPLY: 106,
			NUMPAD_SUBTRACT: 109,
			PAGE_DOWN: 34,
			PAGE_UP: 33,
			PERIOD: 190,
			RIGHT: 39,
			SHIFT: 16,
			SPACE: 32,
			TAB: 9,
			UP: 38,
			WINDOWS: 91,
			X: 88
		};

		function resolveAlias(aliasStr, options, opts) {
			var aliasDefinition = Inputmask.prototype.aliases[aliasStr];
			if (aliasDefinition) {
				if (aliasDefinition.alias) resolveAlias(aliasDefinition.alias, undefined, opts); //alias is another alias
				$.extend(true, opts, aliasDefinition); //merge alias definition in the options
				$.extend(true, opts, options); //reapply extra given options
				return true;
			} else //alias not found - try as mask
			if (opts.mask === null) {
				opts.mask = aliasStr;
			}

			return false;
		}

		function generateMaskSet(opts, nocache) {
			function generateMask(mask, metadata, opts) {
				var regexMask = false;
				if (mask === null || mask === "") {
					regexMask = opts.regex !== null;
					if (regexMask) {
						mask = opts.regex;
						mask = mask.replace(/^(\^)(.*)(\$)$/, "$2");
					} else
						mask = "*{*}";
				}
				if (mask.length === 1 && opts.greedy === false && opts.repeat !== 0) {
					opts.placeholder = "";
				} //hide placeholder with single non-greedy mask
				if (opts.repeat > 0 || opts.repeat === "*" || opts.repeat === "+") {
					var repeatStart = opts.repeat === "*" ? 0 : (opts.repeat === "+" ? 1 : opts.repeat);
					mask = opts.groupmarker.start + mask + opts.groupmarker.end + opts.quantifiermarker.start + repeatStart + "," + opts.repeat + opts.quantifiermarker.end;
				}

				// console.log(mask);
				var masksetDefinition,
					maskdefKey = regexMask ? "regex_" + opts.regex : (opts.numericInput ? mask.split("").reverse().join("") : mask);
				if (Inputmask.prototype.masksCache[maskdefKey] === undefined || nocache === true) {
					masksetDefinition = {
						"mask": mask,
						"maskToken": Inputmask.prototype.analyseMask(mask, regexMask, opts),
						"validPositions": {},
						"_buffer": undefined,
						"buffer": undefined,
						"tests": {},
						"metadata": metadata,
						maskLength: undefined
					};
					if (nocache !== true) {
						Inputmask.prototype.masksCache[maskdefKey] = masksetDefinition;
						masksetDefinition = $.extend(true, {}, Inputmask.prototype.masksCache[maskdefKey]);
					}
				} else masksetDefinition = $.extend(true, {}, Inputmask.prototype.masksCache[maskdefKey]);

				return masksetDefinition;
			}

			var ms;

			if ($.isFunction(opts.mask)) { //allow mask to be a preprocessing fn - should return a valid mask
				opts.mask = opts.mask(opts);
			}
			if ($.isArray(opts.mask)) {
				if (opts.mask.length > 1) {
					opts.keepStatic = opts.keepStatic === null ? true : opts.keepStatic; //enable by default when passing multiple masks when the option is not explicitly specified
					var altMask = opts.groupmarker.start;
					$.each(opts.numericInput ? opts.mask.reverse() : opts.mask, function (ndx, msk) {
						if (altMask.length > 1) {
							altMask += opts.groupmarker.end + opts.alternatormarker + opts.groupmarker.start;
						}
						if (msk.mask !== undefined && !$.isFunction(msk.mask)) {
							altMask += msk.mask;
						} else {
							altMask += msk;
						}
					});
					altMask += opts.groupmarker.end;
					// console.log(altMask);
					return generateMask(altMask, opts.mask, opts);
				} else opts.mask = opts.mask.pop();
			}

			if (opts.mask && opts.mask.mask !== undefined && !$.isFunction(opts.mask.mask)) {
				ms = generateMask(opts.mask.mask, opts.mask, opts);
			} else {
				ms = generateMask(opts.mask, opts.mask, opts);
			}

			return ms;
		};


		//masking scope
		//actionObj definition see below
		function maskScope(actionObj, maskset, opts) {
			maskset = maskset || this.maskset;
			opts = opts || this.opts;
			var el = this.el,
				isRTL = this.isRTL,
				undoValue,
				$el,
				skipKeyPressEvent = false, //Safari 5.1.x - modal dialog fires keypress twice workaround
				skipInputEvent = false, //skip when triggered from within inputmask
				ignorable = false,
				maxLength,
				mouseEnter = false,
				colorMask;

			//maskset helperfunctions
			function getMaskTemplate(baseOnInput, minimalPos, includeMode) {
				//includeMode true => input, undefined => placeholder, false => mask
				minimalPos = minimalPos || 0;
				var maskTemplate = [],
					ndxIntlzr, pos = 0,
					test, testPos, lvp = getLastValidPosition();
				maxLength = el !== undefined ? el.maxLength : undefined;
				if (maxLength === -1) maxLength = undefined;
				do {
					if (baseOnInput === true && getMaskSet().validPositions[pos]) {
						testPos = getMaskSet().validPositions[pos];
						test = testPos.match;
						ndxIntlzr = testPos.locator.slice();
						maskTemplate.push(includeMode === true ? testPos.input : includeMode === false ? test.nativeDef : getPlaceholder(pos, test));
					} else {
						testPos = getTestTemplate(pos, ndxIntlzr, pos - 1);
						test = testPos.match;
						ndxIntlzr = testPos.locator.slice();
						if (opts.jitMasking === false || pos < lvp || (typeof opts.jitMasking === "number" && isFinite(opts.jitMasking) && opts.jitMasking > pos)) {
							maskTemplate.push(includeMode === false ? test.nativeDef : getPlaceholder(pos, test));
						}
					}
					pos++;
				} while ((maxLength === undefined || pos < maxLength) && (test.fn !== null || test.def !== "") || minimalPos > pos);
				if (maskTemplate[maskTemplate.length - 1] === "") {
					maskTemplate.pop(); //drop the last one which is empty
				}

				getMaskSet().maskLength = pos + 1;
				return maskTemplate;
			}

			function getMaskSet() {
				return maskset;
			}

			function resetMaskSet(soft) {
				var maskset = getMaskSet();
				maskset.buffer = undefined;
				if (soft !== true) {
					// maskset._buffer = undefined;
					maskset.validPositions = {};
					maskset.p = 0;
				}
			}

			function getLastValidPosition(closestTo, strict, validPositions) {
				var before = -1,
					after = -1,
					valids = validPositions || getMaskSet().validPositions; //for use in valhook ~ context switch
				if (closestTo === undefined) closestTo = -1;
				for (var posNdx in valids) {
					var psNdx = parseInt(posNdx);
					if (valids[psNdx] && (strict || valids[psNdx].generatedInput !== true)) {
						if (psNdx <= closestTo) before = psNdx;
						if (psNdx >= closestTo) after = psNdx;
					}
				}
				return (before !== -1 && (closestTo - before) > 1) || after < closestTo ? before : after;
			}

			function stripValidPositions(start, end, nocheck, strict) {
				function IsEnclosedStatic(pos) {
					var posMatch = getMaskSet().validPositions[pos];
					if (posMatch !== undefined && posMatch.match.fn === null) {
						var prevMatch = getMaskSet().validPositions[pos - 1],
							nextMatch = getMaskSet().validPositions[pos + 1];
						return prevMatch !== undefined && nextMatch !== undefined;
					}
					return false;
				}

				var i, startPos = start,
					positionsClone = $.extend(true, {}, getMaskSet().validPositions), needsValidation = false;
				getMaskSet().p = start; //needed for alternated position after overtype selection

				for (i = end - 1; i >= startPos; i--) { //clear selection
					if (getMaskSet().validPositions[i] !== undefined) {
						if (nocheck === true ||
							((getMaskSet().validPositions[i].match.optionality || !IsEnclosedStatic(i)) && opts.canClearPosition(getMaskSet(), i, getLastValidPosition(), strict, opts) !== false)) {
							delete getMaskSet().validPositions[i];
						}
					}
				}

				//clear buffer
				resetMaskSet(true);
				for (i = startPos + 1; i <= getLastValidPosition();) {
					while (getMaskSet().validPositions[startPos] !== undefined) startPos++;
					if (i < startPos) i = startPos + 1;
					if (getMaskSet().validPositions[i] !== undefined || !isMask(i)) {
						var t = getTestTemplate(i);
						if (needsValidation === false && positionsClone[startPos] && positionsClone[startPos].match.def === t.match.def) { //obvious match
							getMaskSet().validPositions[startPos] = $.extend(true, {}, positionsClone[startPos]);
							getMaskSet().validPositions[startPos].input = t.input;
							delete getMaskSet().validPositions[i];
							i++;
						} else if (positionCanMatchDefinition(startPos, t.match.def)) {
							if (isValid(startPos, t.input || getPlaceholder(i), true) !== false) {
								delete getMaskSet().validPositions[i];
								i++;
								needsValidation = true;
							}
						} else if (!isMask(i)) {
							i++;
							startPos--;
						}
						startPos++;
					} else i++;
				}

				resetMaskSet(true);
			}

			function determineTestTemplate(tests, guessNextBest) {
				var testPos,
					testPositions = tests,
					lvp = getLastValidPosition(),
					lvTest = getMaskSet().validPositions[lvp] || getTests(0)[0],
					lvTestAltArr = (lvTest.alternation !== undefined) ? lvTest.locator[lvTest.alternation].toString().split(",") : [];
				for (var ndx = 0; ndx < testPositions.length; ndx++) {
					testPos = testPositions[ndx];

					if (testPos.match &&
						(((opts.greedy && testPos.match.optionalQuantifier !== true) || (testPos.match.optionality === false || testPos.match.newBlockMarker === false) && testPos.match.optionalQuantifier !== true) &&
						((lvTest.alternation === undefined || lvTest.alternation !== testPos.alternation) ||
						(testPos.locator[lvTest.alternation] !== undefined && checkAlternationMatch(testPos.locator[lvTest.alternation].toString().split(","), lvTestAltArr))))) {

						if (guessNextBest !== true || (testPos.match.fn === null && !/[0-9a-bA-Z]/.test(testPos.match.def)))
							break;
					}
				}

				return testPos;
			}

			function getTestTemplate(pos, ndxIntlzr, tstPs) {
				return getMaskSet().validPositions[pos] || determineTestTemplate(getTests(pos, ndxIntlzr ? ndxIntlzr.slice() : ndxIntlzr, tstPs));
			}

			function getTest(pos) {
				if (getMaskSet().validPositions[pos]) {
					return getMaskSet().validPositions[pos];
				}
				return getTests(pos)[0];
			}

			function positionCanMatchDefinition(pos, def) {
				var valid = false,
					tests = getTests(pos);
				for (var tndx = 0; tndx < tests.length; tndx++) {
					if (tests[tndx].match && tests[tndx].match.def === def) {
						valid = true;
						break;
					}
				}
				return valid;
			}


			function getTests(pos, ndxIntlzr, tstPs) {
				var maskTokens = getMaskSet().maskToken,
					testPos = ndxIntlzr ? tstPs : 0,
					ndxInitializer = ndxIntlzr ? ndxIntlzr.slice() : [0],
					matches = [],
					insertStop = false,
					latestMatch,
					cacheDependency = ndxIntlzr ? ndxIntlzr.join("") : "";

				function resolveTestFromToken(maskToken, ndxInitializer, loopNdx, quantifierRecurse) { //ndxInitializer contains a set of indexes to speedup searches in the mtokens
					function handleMatch(match, loopNdx, quantifierRecurse) {
						function isFirstMatch(latestMatch, tokenGroup) {
							var firstMatch = $.inArray(latestMatch, tokenGroup.matches) === 0;
							if (!firstMatch) {
								$.each(tokenGroup.matches, function (ndx, match) {
									if (match.isQuantifier === true) {
										firstMatch = isFirstMatch(latestMatch, tokenGroup.matches[ndx - 1]);
										if (firstMatch) return false;
									}
								});
							}
							return firstMatch;
						}

						function resolveNdxInitializer(pos, alternateNdx, targetAlternation) {
							var bestMatch, indexPos;

							if (getMaskSet().validPositions[pos - 1] && targetAlternation && getMaskSet().tests[pos]) { //detect altarnation offset
								var vpAlternation = getMaskSet().validPositions[pos - 1].locator;
								var tpAlternation = getMaskSet().tests[pos][0].locator;
								for (var i = 0; i < targetAlternation; i++) {
									if (vpAlternation[i] !== tpAlternation[i]) {
										return vpAlternation.slice(targetAlternation + 1);
									}
								}
							}

							if (getMaskSet().tests[pos] || getMaskSet().validPositions[pos]) {
								$.each(getMaskSet().tests[pos] || [getMaskSet().validPositions[pos]], function (ndx, lmnt) {
									var alternation = targetAlternation !== undefined ? targetAlternation : lmnt.alternation,
										ndxPos = lmnt.locator[alternation] !== undefined ? lmnt.locator[alternation].toString().indexOf(alternateNdx) : -1;
									if ((indexPos === undefined || ndxPos < indexPos) && ndxPos !== -1) {
										bestMatch = lmnt;
										indexPos = ndxPos;
									}
								});
							}
							return bestMatch ?
								bestMatch.locator.slice((targetAlternation !== undefined ? targetAlternation : bestMatch.alternation) + 1) :
								targetAlternation !== undefined ? resolveNdxInitializer(pos, alternateNdx) : undefined;
						}

						function definitionCanMatchDefinition(source, target) {
							return source.match.nativeDef === target.match.nativeDef || source.match.def === target.match.nativeDef || source.match.nativeDef === target.match.def;
						}

						function isSubsetOf(source, target) {
							if (source.match.fn !== null && target.match.fn !== null) {//is regex a subset
								//do we need a dfa for this?
								//currently only a simplistic approach
								return target.match.fn.test(source.match.def.replace(/[\[\]]/g, ""), getMaskSet(), pos, false, opts, false);
							}
							return false;
						}

						function staticCanMatchDefinition(source, target) {
							return source.match.fn === null && target.match.fn !== null ? target.match.fn.test(source.match.def, getMaskSet(), pos, false, opts, false) : false;
						}

						if (testPos > 10000) {
							throw "Inputmask: There is probably an error in your mask definition or in the code. Create an issue on github with an example of the mask you are using. " + getMaskSet().mask;
						}
						if (testPos === pos && match.matches === undefined) {
							matches.push({
								"match": match,
								"locator": loopNdx.reverse(),
								"cd": cacheDependency
							});
							return true;
						} else if (match.matches !== undefined) {
							if (match.isGroup && quantifierRecurse !== match) { //when a group pass along to the quantifier
								match = handleMatch(maskToken.matches[$.inArray(match, maskToken.matches) + 1], loopNdx);
								if (match) return true;
							} else if (match.isOptional) {
								var optionalToken = match;
								match = resolveTestFromToken(match, ndxInitializer, loopNdx, quantifierRecurse);
								if (match) {
									latestMatch = matches[matches.length - 1].match;
									if (isFirstMatch(latestMatch, optionalToken)) {
										insertStop = true; //insert a stop
										testPos = pos; //match the position after the group
									} else return true;
								}
							} else if (match.isAlternator) {
								var alternateToken = match,
									malternateMatches = [],
									maltMatches,
									currentMatches = matches.slice(),
									loopNdxCnt = loopNdx.length;
								var altIndex = ndxInitializer.length > 0 ? ndxInitializer.shift() : -1;
								if (altIndex === -1 || typeof altIndex === "string") {
									var currentPos = testPos,
										ndxInitializerClone = ndxInitializer.slice(),
										altIndexArr = [],
										amndx;
									if (typeof altIndex == "string") {
										altIndexArr = altIndex.split(",");
									} else {
										for (amndx = 0; amndx < alternateToken.matches.length; amndx++) {
											altIndexArr.push(amndx);
										}
									}
									for (var ndx = 0; ndx < altIndexArr.length; ndx++) {
										amndx = parseInt(altIndexArr[ndx]);
										matches = [];
										//set the correct ndxInitializer
										ndxInitializer = resolveNdxInitializer(testPos, amndx, loopNdxCnt) || ndxInitializerClone.slice();
										match = handleMatch(alternateToken.matches[amndx] || maskToken.matches[amndx], [amndx].concat(loopNdx), quantifierRecurse) || match;
										if (match !== true && match !== undefined && (altIndexArr[altIndexArr.length - 1] < alternateToken.matches.length)) { //no match in the alternations (length mismatch) => look further
											var ntndx = $.inArray(match, maskToken.matches) + 1;
											if (maskToken.matches.length > ntndx) {
												match = handleMatch(maskToken.matches[ntndx], [ntndx].concat(loopNdx.slice(1, loopNdx.length)), quantifierRecurse);
												if (match) {
													altIndexArr.push(ntndx.toString());
													$.each(matches, function (ndx, lmnt) {
														lmnt.alternation = loopNdx.length - 1;
													});
												}
											}
										}
										maltMatches = matches.slice();
										testPos = currentPos;
										matches = [];

										//fuzzy merge matches
										for (var ndx1 = 0; ndx1 < maltMatches.length; ndx1++) {
											var altMatch = maltMatches[ndx1], dropMatch = false;
											altMatch.alternation = altMatch.alternation || loopNdxCnt;
											for (var ndx2 = 0; ndx2 < malternateMatches.length; ndx2++) {
												var altMatch2 = malternateMatches[ndx2];
												//verify equality
												if (typeof altIndex !== "string" || $.inArray(altMatch.locator[altMatch.alternation].toString(), altIndexArr) !== -1) {
													if (definitionCanMatchDefinition(altMatch, altMatch2)) {
														dropMatch = true;
														if (altMatch.alternation == altMatch2.alternation &&
															altMatch2.locator[altMatch2.alternation].toString().indexOf(altMatch.locator[altMatch.alternation]) === -1) {
															altMatch2.locator[altMatch2.alternation] = altMatch2.locator[altMatch2.alternation] + "," + altMatch.locator[altMatch.alternation];
															altMatch2.alternation = altMatch.alternation; //we pass the alternation index => used in determineLastRequiredPosition
														}
														if (altMatch.match.nativeDef === altMatch2.match.def) {
															altMatch.locator[altMatch.alternation] = altMatch2.locator[altMatch2.alternation];
															malternateMatches.splice(malternateMatches.indexOf(altMatch2), 1, altMatch);
														}
														break;
													} else if (altMatch.match.def === altMatch2.match.def) {
														dropMatch = false;
														break;
													} else if (staticCanMatchDefinition(altMatch, altMatch2) || isSubsetOf(altMatch, altMatch2)) {
														// console.log("case 5");
														if (altMatch.alternation == altMatch2.alternation &&
															altMatch.locator[altMatch.alternation].toString().indexOf(altMatch2.locator[altMatch2.alternation].toString().split("")[0]) === -1) {

															//no alternation marker
															altMatch.na = altMatch.na || altMatch.locator[altMatch.alternation].toString();
															if (altMatch.na.indexOf(altMatch.locator[altMatch.alternation].toString().split("")[0]) === -1)
																altMatch.na = altMatch.na + "," + altMatch.locator[altMatch2.alternation].toString().split("")[0];
															//insert match above general match
															dropMatch = true;
															altMatch.locator[altMatch.alternation] = altMatch2.locator[altMatch2.alternation].toString().split("")[0] + "," + altMatch.locator[altMatch.alternation];
															malternateMatches.splice(malternateMatches.indexOf(altMatch2), 0, altMatch);
														}
														break;
													}
												}
											}
											if (!dropMatch) {
												malternateMatches.push(altMatch);
											}
										}
									}
									if (typeof altIndex == "string") { //filter matches
										malternateMatches = $.map(malternateMatches, function (lmnt, ndx) {
											if (isFinite(ndx)) {
												var mamatch,
													alternation = lmnt.alternation,
													altLocArr = lmnt.locator[alternation].toString().split(",");
												lmnt.locator[alternation] = undefined;
												lmnt.alternation = undefined;

												for (var alndx = 0; alndx < altLocArr.length; alndx++) {
													mamatch = $.inArray(altLocArr[alndx], altIndexArr) !== -1;
													if (mamatch) { //rebuild the locator with valid entries
														if (lmnt.locator[alternation] !== undefined) {
															lmnt.locator[alternation] += ",";
															lmnt.locator[alternation] += altLocArr[alndx];
														} else lmnt.locator[alternation] = parseInt(altLocArr[alndx]);

														lmnt.alternation = alternation;
													}
												}

												if (lmnt.locator[alternation] !== undefined) return lmnt;
											}
										});
									}

									matches = currentMatches.concat(malternateMatches);
									testPos = pos;
									insertStop = matches.length > 0; //insert a stopelemnt when there is an alternate - needed for non-greedy option
									match = malternateMatches.length > 0; //set correct match state

									//cloneback
									ndxInitializer = ndxInitializerClone.slice();
								} else {
									// if (alternateToken.matches[altIndex]) { //if not in the initial alternation => look further
									match = handleMatch(alternateToken.matches[altIndex] || maskToken.matches[altIndex], [altIndex].concat(loopNdx), quantifierRecurse);
									// } else match = false;
								}
								if (match) return true;
							} else if (match.isQuantifier && quantifierRecurse !== maskToken.matches[$.inArray(match, maskToken.matches) - 1]) {
								var qt = match;
								for (var qndx = (ndxInitializer.length > 0) ? ndxInitializer.shift() : 0; (qndx < (isNaN(qt.quantifier.max) ? qndx + 1 : qt.quantifier.max)) && testPos <= pos; qndx++) {
									var tokenGroup = maskToken.matches[$.inArray(qt, maskToken.matches) - 1];
									match = handleMatch(tokenGroup, [qndx].concat(loopNdx), tokenGroup); //set the tokenGroup as quantifierRecurse marker
									if (match) {
										//get latest match
										latestMatch = matches[matches.length - 1].match;
										latestMatch.optionalQuantifier = qndx > (qt.quantifier.min - 1);
										if (isFirstMatch(latestMatch, tokenGroup)) { //search for next possible match
											if (qndx > (qt.quantifier.min - 1)) {
												insertStop = true;
												testPos = pos; //match the position after the group
												break; //stop quantifierloop
											} else return true;
										} else {
											return true;
										}
									}
								}
							} else {
								match = resolveTestFromToken(match, ndxInitializer, loopNdx, quantifierRecurse);
								if (match) return true;
							}
						}

						else
							testPos++;
					}

					for (var tndx = (ndxInitializer.length > 0 ? ndxInitializer.shift() : 0); tndx < maskToken.matches.length; tndx++) {
						if (maskToken.matches[tndx].isQuantifier !== true) {
							var match = handleMatch(maskToken.matches[tndx], [tndx].concat(loopNdx), quantifierRecurse);
							if (match && testPos === pos) {
								return match;
							} else if (testPos > pos) {
								break;
							}
						}
					}
				}

				function mergeLocators(tests) {
					var locator = [];
					if (!$.isArray(tests)) tests = [tests];
					if (tests.length > 0) {
						if (tests[0].alternation === undefined) {
							locator = determineTestTemplate(tests.slice()).locator.slice();
							if (locator.length === 0) locator = tests[0].locator.slice();
						}
						else {
							$.each(tests, function (ndx, tst) {
								if (tst.def !== "") {
									if (locator.length === 0) locator = tst.locator.slice();
									else {
										for (var i = 0; i < locator.length; i++) {
											if (tst.locator[i] && locator[i].toString().indexOf(tst.locator[i]) === -1) {
												locator[i] += "," + tst.locator[i];
											}
										}
									}
								}
							});
						}
					}
					return locator;
				}

				function filterTests(tests) {
					if (opts.keepStatic && pos > 0) {
						if (tests.length > 1 + (tests[tests.length - 1].match.def === "" ? 1 : 0)) {
							if (tests[0].match.optionality !== true &&
								tests[0].match.optionalQuantifier !== true &&
								tests[0].match.fn === null && !/[0-9a-bA-Z]/.test(tests[0].match.def) &&
									(true || getMaskSet().validPositions[pos - 1] === undefined ||
									getMaskSet().validPositions[pos - 1].alternation === tests[0].alternation)) {
								return [determineTestTemplate(tests)];
							}
						}
					}

					return tests;
				}

				if (pos > -1) {
					if (ndxIntlzr === undefined) { //determine index initializer
						var previousPos = pos - 1,
							test;
						while ((test = getMaskSet().validPositions[previousPos] || getMaskSet().tests[previousPos]) === undefined && previousPos > -1) {
							previousPos--;
						}
						if (test !== undefined && previousPos > -1) {
							ndxInitializer = mergeLocators(test);
							cacheDependency = ndxInitializer.join("");
							testPos = previousPos;
						}
					}
					if (getMaskSet().tests[pos] && getMaskSet().tests[pos][0].cd === cacheDependency) { //cacheDependency is set on all tests, just check on the first
						//console.log("cache hit " + pos + " - " + ndxIntlzr);
						return filterTests(getMaskSet().tests[pos]);
					}
					for (var mtndx = ndxInitializer.shift(); mtndx < maskTokens.length; mtndx++) {
						var match = resolveTestFromToken(maskTokens[mtndx], ndxInitializer, [mtndx]);
						if ((match && testPos === pos) || testPos > pos) {
							break;
						}
					}
				}
				if (matches.length === 0 || insertStop) {
					matches.push({
						match: {
							fn: null,
							cardinality: 0,
							optionality: true,
							casing: null,
							def: "",
							placeholder: ""
						},
						locator: [],
						cd: cacheDependency
					});
				}

				if (ndxIntlzr !== undefined && getMaskSet().tests[pos]) { //prioritize full tests for caching
					return filterTests($.extend(true, [], matches));
				}
				getMaskSet().tests[pos] = $.extend(true, [], matches); //set a clone to prevent overwriting some props
				// console.log(pos + " - " + JSON.stringify(matches));
				return filterTests(getMaskSet().tests[pos]);
			}

			function getBufferTemplate() {
				if (getMaskSet()._buffer === undefined) {
					//generate template
					getMaskSet()._buffer = getMaskTemplate(false, 1);
					if (getMaskSet().buffer === undefined) {
						getMaskSet().buffer = getMaskSet()._buffer.slice();
					}
				}
				return getMaskSet()._buffer;
			}

			function getBuffer(noCache) {
				if (getMaskSet().buffer === undefined || noCache === true) {
					getMaskSet().buffer = getMaskTemplate(true, getLastValidPosition(), true);
				}
				return getMaskSet().buffer;
			}

			function refreshFromBuffer(start, end, buffer) {
				var i, p;
				if (start === true) {
					resetMaskSet();
					start = 0;
					end = buffer.length;
				} else {
					for (i = start; i < end; i++) {
						delete getMaskSet().validPositions[i];
					}
				}
				p = start;
				for (i = start; i < end; i++) {
					resetMaskSet(true); //prevents clobber from the buffer
					if (buffer[i] !== opts.skipOptionalPartCharacter) {
						var valResult = isValid(p, buffer[i], true, true);
						if (valResult !== false) {
							resetMaskSet(true);
							p = valResult.caret !== undefined ? valResult.caret : valResult.pos + 1;
						}
					}
				}
			}

			function casing(elem, test, pos) {
				switch (opts.casing || test.casing) {
					case "upper":
						elem = elem.toUpperCase();
						break;
					case "lower":
						elem = elem.toLowerCase();
						break;
					case "title":
						var posBefore = getMaskSet().validPositions[pos - 1];
						if (pos === 0 || posBefore && posBefore.input === String.fromCharCode(Inputmask.keyCode.SPACE)) {
							elem = elem.toUpperCase();
						} else {
							elem = elem.toLowerCase();
						}
						break;
					default:
						if ($.isFunction(opts.casing)) {
							var args = arguments.push(getMaskSet().validPositions);
							elem = opts.casing.apply(this, args);
						}
				}

				return elem;
			}

			function checkAlternationMatch(altArr1, altArr2, na) {
				var altArrC = opts.greedy ? altArr2 : altArr2.slice(0, 1),
					isMatch = false, naArr = na !== undefined ? na.split(",") : [],
					naNdx;

				//remove no alternate indexes from alternation array
				for (var i = 0; i < naArr.length; i++) {
					if ((naNdx = altArr1.indexOf(naArr[i])) !== -1)
						altArr1.splice(naNdx, 1);
				}

				for (var alndx = 0; alndx < altArr1.length; alndx++) {
					if ($.inArray(altArr1[alndx], altArrC) !== -1) {
						isMatch = true;
						break;
					}
				}
				return isMatch;
			}

			function isValid(pos, c, strict, fromSetValid, fromAlternate) { //strict true ~ no correction or autofill
				function isSelection(posObj) {
					var selection = isRTL ? (posObj.begin - posObj.end) > 1 || ((posObj.begin - posObj.end) === 1) :
						(posObj.end - posObj.begin) > 1 || ((posObj.end - posObj.begin) === 1);

					return selection && posObj.begin === 0 && posObj.end === getMaskSet().maskLength ? "full" : selection;
				}

				strict = strict === true; //always set a value to strict to prevent possible strange behavior in the extensions

				var maskPos = pos;
				if (pos.begin !== undefined) { //position was a position object - used to handle a delete by typing over a selection
					maskPos = isRTL && !isSelection(pos) ? pos.end : pos.begin;
				}

				function _isValid(position, c, strict) {
					var rslt = false;
					$.each(getTests(position), function (ndx, tst) {
							var test = tst.match,
								loopend = c ? 1 : 0,
								chrs = "";
							for (var i = test.cardinality; i > loopend; i--) {
								chrs += getBufferElement(position - (i - 1));
							}
							if (c) {
								chrs += c;
							}

							//make sure the buffer is set and correct
							getBuffer(true);
							//return is false or a json object => { pos: ??, c: ??} or true
							rslt = test.fn != null ?
								test.fn.test(chrs, getMaskSet(), position, strict, opts, isSelection(pos)) : (c === test.def || c === opts.skipOptionalPartCharacter) && test.def !== "" ? //non mask
									{
										c: getPlaceholder(position, test, true) || test.def,
										pos: position
									} : false;

							if (rslt !== false) {
								var elem = rslt.c !== undefined ? rslt.c : c;
								elem = (elem === opts.skipOptionalPartCharacter && test.fn === null) ?
									(getPlaceholder(position, test, true) || test.def) : elem;

								var validatedPos = position,
									possibleModifiedBuffer = getBuffer();

								if (rslt.remove !== undefined) { //remove position(s)
									if (!$.isArray(rslt.remove)) rslt.remove = [rslt.remove];
									$.each(rslt.remove.sort(function (a, b) {
										return b - a;
									}), function (ndx, lmnt) {
										stripValidPositions(lmnt, lmnt + 1, true);
									});
								}
								if (rslt.insert !== undefined) { //insert position(s)
									if (!$.isArray(rslt.insert)) rslt.insert = [rslt.insert];
									$.each(rslt.insert.sort(function (a, b) {
										return a - b;
									}), function (ndx, lmnt) {
										isValid(lmnt.pos, lmnt.c, true, fromSetValid);
									});
								}

								if (rslt.refreshFromBuffer) {
									var refresh = rslt.refreshFromBuffer;
									// strict = true;
									refreshFromBuffer(refresh === true ? refresh : refresh.start, refresh.end, possibleModifiedBuffer);
									if (rslt.pos === undefined && rslt.c === undefined) {
										rslt.pos = getLastValidPosition();
										return false; //breakout if refreshFromBuffer && nothing to insert
									}
									validatedPos = rslt.pos !== undefined ? rslt.pos : position;
									if (validatedPos !== position) {
										rslt = $.extend(rslt, isValid(validatedPos, elem, true, fromSetValid)); //revalidate new position strict
										return false;
									}

								} else if (rslt !== true && rslt.pos !== undefined && rslt.pos !== position) { //their is a position offset
									validatedPos = rslt.pos;
									refreshFromBuffer(position, validatedPos, getBuffer().slice());
									if (validatedPos !== position) {
										rslt = $.extend(rslt, isValid(validatedPos, elem, true)); //revalidate new position strict
										return false;
									}
								}

								if (rslt !== true && rslt.pos === undefined && rslt.c === undefined) {
									return false; //breakout if nothing to insert
								}

								if (ndx > 0) {
									resetMaskSet(true);
								}

								if (!setValidPosition(validatedPos, $.extend({}, tst, {
										"input": casing(elem, test, validatedPos)
									}), fromSetValid, isSelection(pos))) {
									rslt = false;
								}
								return false; //break from $.each
							}
						}
					);
					return rslt;
				}

				function alternate(pos, c, strict) {
					var validPsClone = $.extend(true, {}, getMaskSet().validPositions),
						lastAlt,
						alternation,
						isValidRslt = false,
						altPos, prevAltPos, i, validPos, lAltPos = getLastValidPosition(), altNdxs, decisionPos;
					//find last modified alternation
					prevAltPos = getMaskSet().validPositions[lAltPos];
					for (; lAltPos >= 0; lAltPos--) {
						altPos = getMaskSet().validPositions[lAltPos];
						if (altPos && altPos.alternation !== undefined) {
							lastAlt = lAltPos;
							alternation = getMaskSet().validPositions[lastAlt].alternation;
							if (prevAltPos.locator[altPos.alternation] !== altPos.locator[altPos.alternation]) {
								break;
							}
							prevAltPos = altPos;
						}
					}
					if (alternation !== undefined) {
						decisionPos = parseInt(lastAlt);
						var decisionTaker = prevAltPos.locator[prevAltPos.alternation || alternation] !== undefined ? prevAltPos.locator[prevAltPos.alternation || alternation] : altNdxs[0]; //no match in the alternations (length mismatch)
						if (decisionTaker.length > 0) { //no decision taken ~ take first one as decider
							decisionTaker = decisionTaker.split(",")[0];
						}
						var possibilityPos = getMaskSet().validPositions[decisionPos],
							prevPos = getMaskSet().validPositions[decisionPos - 1];
						$.each(getTests(decisionPos, prevPos ? prevPos.locator : undefined, decisionPos - 1), function (ndx, test) {
							altNdxs = test.locator[alternation] ? test.locator[alternation].toString().split(",") : [];
							for (var mndx = 0; mndx < altNdxs.length; mndx++) {
								var validInputs = [],
									staticInputsBeforePos = 0,
									staticInputsBeforePosAlternate = 0,
									verifyValidInput = false;
								if (decisionTaker < altNdxs[mndx] && (test.na === undefined || ($.inArray(altNdxs[mndx], test.na.split(",")) === -1 || $.inArray(decisionTaker.toString(), altNdxs) === -1))) {
									getMaskSet().validPositions[decisionPos] = $.extend(true, {}, test);
									var possibilities = getMaskSet().validPositions[decisionPos].locator;
									getMaskSet().validPositions[decisionPos].locator[alternation] = parseInt(altNdxs[mndx]); //set forced decision
									if (test.match.fn == null) {
										if (possibilityPos.input !== test.match.def) {
											verifyValidInput = true; //verify that the new definition matches the input
											if (possibilityPos.generatedInput !== true) {
												validInputs.push(possibilityPos.input);
											}
										}
										staticInputsBeforePosAlternate++;
										getMaskSet().validPositions[decisionPos].generatedInput = !/[0-9a-bA-Z]/.test(test.match.def);
										getMaskSet().validPositions[decisionPos].input = test.match.def;
									} else {
										getMaskSet().validPositions[decisionPos].input = possibilityPos.input;
									}
									for (i = decisionPos + 1; i < getLastValidPosition(undefined, true) + 1; i++) {
										validPos = getMaskSet().validPositions[i];
										if (validPos && validPos.generatedInput !== true && /[0-9a-bA-Z]/.test(validPos.input)) {
											validInputs.push(validPos.input);
										} else if (i < pos) staticInputsBeforePos++;
										delete getMaskSet().validPositions[i];
									}
									if (verifyValidInput && validInputs[0] === test.match.def) {
										validInputs.shift();
									}
									resetMaskSet(true); //clear getbuffer
									isValidRslt = true;
									while (validInputs.length > 0) {
										var input = validInputs.shift();
										if (input !== opts.skipOptionalPartCharacter) {
											if (!(isValidRslt = isValid(getLastValidPosition(undefined, true) + 1, input, false, fromSetValid, true))) {
												break;
											}
										}
									}

									if (isValidRslt) {
										getMaskSet().validPositions[decisionPos].locator = possibilities; //reset forceddecision ~ needed for proper delete
										var targetLvp = getLastValidPosition(pos) + 1;
										for (i = decisionPos + 1; i < getLastValidPosition() + 1; i++) {
											validPos = getMaskSet().validPositions[i];
											if ((validPos === undefined || validPos.match.fn == null) && i < (pos + (staticInputsBeforePosAlternate - staticInputsBeforePos))) {
												staticInputsBeforePosAlternate++;
											}
										}
										pos = pos + (staticInputsBeforePosAlternate - staticInputsBeforePos);
										isValidRslt = isValid(pos > targetLvp ? targetLvp : pos, c, strict, fromSetValid, true);
									}
									if (!isValidRslt) {
										resetMaskSet();
										getMaskSet().validPositions = $.extend(true, {}, validPsClone);
									} else return false; //exit $.each
								}
							}
						});
					}

					return isValidRslt;
				}

				//set alternator choice on previous skipped placeholder positions
				function trackbackAlternations(originalPos, newPos) {
					var vp = getMaskSet().validPositions[newPos];
					if (vp) {
						var targetLocator = vp.locator,
							tll = targetLocator.length;

						for (var ps = originalPos; ps < newPos; ps++) {
							if (getMaskSet().validPositions[ps] === undefined && !isMask(ps, true)) {
								var tests = getTests(ps).slice(),
									bestMatch = determineTestTemplate(tests, true),
									equality = -1;
								if (tests[tests.length - 1].match.def === "") tests.pop();
								$.each(tests, function (ndx, tst) { //find best matching
									for (var i = 0; i < tll; i++) {
										if (tst.locator[i] !== undefined && checkAlternationMatch(tst.locator[i].toString().split(","), targetLocator[i].toString().split(","), tst.na)) {
											if (equality < i) {
												equality = i;
												bestMatch = tst;
											}
										} else {
											//check if alternationIndex is closer then the current bestmatch
											var targetAI = targetLocator[i],
												bestMatchAI = bestMatch.locator[i],
												tstAI = tst.locator[i];
											if ((targetAI - bestMatchAI) > Math.abs(targetAI - tstAI)) {
												bestMatch = tst;
											}
											break;
										}
									}
								});
								bestMatch = $.extend({}, bestMatch, {
									"input": getPlaceholder(ps, bestMatch.match, true) || bestMatch.match.def
								});
								bestMatch.generatedInput = true;
								setValidPosition(ps, bestMatch, true);
								//revalidate the new position to update the locator value
								getMaskSet().validPositions[newPos] = undefined;
								_isValid(newPos, vp.input, true);
							}
						}
					}
				}

				function setValidPosition(pos, validTest, fromSetValid, isSelection) {
					if (isSelection || (opts.insertMode && getMaskSet().validPositions[pos] !== undefined && fromSetValid === undefined)) {
						//reposition & revalidate others
						var positionsClone = $.extend(true, {}, getMaskSet().validPositions),
							lvp = getLastValidPosition(undefined, true),
							i;
						for (i = pos; i <= lvp; i++) { //clear selection
							delete getMaskSet().validPositions[i];
						}
						getMaskSet().validPositions[pos] = $.extend(true, {}, validTest);
						var valid = true,
							j, vps = getMaskSet().validPositions, needsValidation = false,
							initialLength = getMaskSet().maskLength;
						for (i = (j = pos); i <= lvp; i++) {
							var t = positionsClone[i];
							if (t !== undefined /*&& (t.generatedInput !== true || t.match.fn === null)*/) {
								var posMatch = j;
								while (posMatch < getMaskSet().maskLength && ((t.match.fn === null && vps[i] && (vps[i].match.optionalQuantifier === true || vps[i].match.optionality === true)) || t.match.fn != null)) {
									posMatch++;
									if (needsValidation === false && positionsClone[posMatch] && positionsClone[posMatch].match.def === t.match.def) { //obvious match
										getMaskSet().validPositions[posMatch] = $.extend(true, {}, positionsClone[posMatch]);
										getMaskSet().validPositions[posMatch].input = t.input;
										fillMissingNonMask(posMatch);
										j = posMatch;
										valid = true;
									} else if (positionCanMatchDefinition(posMatch, t.match.def)) { //validated match
										var result = isValid(posMatch, t.input, true, true);
										valid = result !== false;
										j = (result.caret || result.insert) ? getLastValidPosition() : posMatch;
										needsValidation = true;
									} else {
										valid = t.generatedInput === true;
										if (!valid && posMatch >= getMaskSet().maskLength - 1) break;
									}
									if (getMaskSet().maskLength < initialLength) getMaskSet().maskLength = initialLength; //a bit hacky but the masklength is corrected later on
									if (valid) break;
								}
							}
							if (!valid) break;
						}

						if (!valid) {
							getMaskSet().validPositions = $.extend(true, {}, positionsClone);
							resetMaskSet(true);
							return false;
						}
					}

					else
						getMaskSet().validPositions[pos] = $.extend(true, {}, validTest);


					resetMaskSet(true);
					return true;
				}

				function fillMissingNonMask(maskPos) {
					//Check for a nonmask before the pos
					//find previous valid
					for (var pndx = maskPos - 1; pndx > -1; pndx--) {
						if (getMaskSet().validPositions[pndx]) break;
					}
					////fill missing nonmask and valid placeholders
					var testTemplate, testsFromPos;
					for (pndx++; pndx < maskPos; pndx++) {
						if (getMaskSet().validPositions[pndx] === undefined && (opts.jitMasking === false || opts.jitMasking > pndx)) {
							testsFromPos = getTests(pndx, getTestTemplate(pndx - 1).locator, pndx - 1).slice();
							if (testsFromPos[testsFromPos.length - 1].match.def === "") testsFromPos.pop();
							testTemplate = determineTestTemplate(testsFromPos);
							if (testTemplate && (testTemplate.match.def === opts.radixPointDefinitionSymbol || !isMask(pndx, true) ||
								($.inArray(opts.radixPoint, getBuffer()) < pndx && testTemplate.match.fn && testTemplate.match.fn.test(getPlaceholder(pndx), getMaskSet(), pndx, false, opts)))) {
								result = _isValid(pndx, getPlaceholder(pndx, testTemplate.match, true) || (testTemplate.match.fn == null ? testTemplate.match.def : (getPlaceholder(pndx) !== "" ? getPlaceholder(pndx) : getBuffer()[pndx])), true);
								if (result !== false) {
									getMaskSet().validPositions[result.pos || pndx].generatedInput = true;
								}
							}
						}
					}
				}

				var result = true,
					positionsClone = $.extend(true, {}, getMaskSet().validPositions); //clone the currentPositions

				if ($.isFunction(opts.preValidation) && !strict && fromSetValid !== true) {
					result = opts.preValidation(getBuffer(), maskPos, c, isSelection(pos), opts);
				}
				if (result === true) {
					fillMissingNonMask(maskPos);

					if (isSelection(pos)) {
						handleRemove(undefined, Inputmask.keyCode.DELETE, pos);
						maskPos = getMaskSet().p;
					}

					if (maskPos < getMaskSet().maskLength && (maxLength === undefined || maskPos < maxLength)) {
						result = _isValid(maskPos, c, strict);
						if ((!strict || fromSetValid === true) && result === false) {
							var currentPosValid = getMaskSet().validPositions[maskPos];
							if (currentPosValid && currentPosValid.match.fn === null && (currentPosValid.match.def === c || c === opts.skipOptionalPartCharacter)) {
								result = {
									"caret": seekNext(maskPos)
								};
							} else if ((opts.insertMode || getMaskSet().validPositions[seekNext(maskPos)] === undefined) && !isMask(maskPos, true)) { //does the input match on a further position?
								for (var nPos = maskPos + 1, snPos = seekNext(maskPos); nPos <= snPos; nPos++) {
									// if (!isMask(nPos, true)) {
									// 	continue;
									// }
									result = _isValid(nPos, c, strict);
									if (result !== false) {
										trackbackAlternations(maskPos, result.pos !== undefined ? result.pos : nPos);
										maskPos = nPos;
										break;
									}
								}
							}
						}
					}
					if (result === false && opts.keepStatic && !strict && fromAlternate !== true) { //try fuzzy alternator logic
						result = alternate(maskPos, c, strict);
					}
					if (result === true) {
						result = {
							"pos": maskPos
						};
					}
				}
				if ($.isFunction(opts.postValidation) && result !== false && !strict && fromSetValid !== true) {
					var postResult = opts.postValidation(getBuffer(true), result, opts);
					if (postResult.refreshFromBuffer && postResult.buffer) {
						var refresh = postResult.refreshFromBuffer;
						refreshFromBuffer(refresh === true ? refresh : refresh.start, refresh.end, postResult.buffer);
					}
					result = postResult === true ? result : postResult;
				}

				if (result.pos === undefined) {
					result.pos = maskPos;
				}

				if (result === false) {
					resetMaskSet(true);
					getMaskSet().validPositions = $.extend(true, {}, positionsClone); //revert validation changes
				}

				return result;
			}

			function isMask(pos, strict) {
				var test = getTestTemplate(pos).match;
				if (test.def === "") test = getTest(pos).match;

				if (test.fn != null) {
					return test.fn;
				} else if (strict !== true && pos > -1) {
					var tests = getTests(pos);
					return tests.length > 1 + (tests[tests.length - 1].match.def === "" ? 1 : 0);
				}
				return false;
			}

			function seekNext(pos, newBlock) {
				var maskL = getMaskSet().maskLength;
				if (pos >= maskL) return maskL;
				var position = pos;
				if (getTests(maskL + 1).length > 1) {
					getMaskTemplate(true, maskL + 1, true);
					maskL = getMaskSet().maskLength;
				}
				while (++position < maskL &&
				((newBlock === true && (getTest(position).match.newBlockMarker !== true || !isMask(position))) ||
				(newBlock !== true && !isMask(position)))) {
				}
				return position;
			}

			function seekPrevious(pos, newBlock) {
				var position = pos, tests;
				if (position <= 0) return 0;

				while (--position > 0 &&
				((newBlock === true && getTest(position).match.newBlockMarker !== true) ||
				(newBlock !== true && !isMask(position) &&
				(tests = getTests(position), tests.length < 2 || (tests.length === 2 && tests[1].match.def === ""))))) {
				}

				return position;
			}

			function getBufferElement(position) {
				return getMaskSet().validPositions[position] === undefined ? getPlaceholder(position) : getMaskSet().validPositions[position].input;
			}

			function writeBuffer(input, buffer, caretPos, event, triggerInputEvent) {
				if (event && $.isFunction(opts.onBeforeWrite)) {
					var result = opts.onBeforeWrite(event, buffer, caretPos, opts);
					if (result) {
						if (result.refreshFromBuffer) {
							var refresh = result.refreshFromBuffer;
							refreshFromBuffer(refresh === true ? refresh : refresh.start, refresh.end, result.buffer || buffer);
							buffer = getBuffer(true);
						}
						//only alter when intented !== undefined
						if (caretPos !== undefined) caretPos = result.caret !== undefined ? result.caret : caretPos;
					}
				}
				if (input !== undefined) {
					input.inputmask._valueSet(buffer.join(""));
					if (caretPos !== undefined && (event === undefined || event.type !== "blur")) {
						if (android && event.type === "input") {
							setTimeout(function () {
								caret(input, caretPos);
							}, 0);
						} else caret(input, caretPos);
					} else renderColorMask(input, buffer, caretPos);
					if (triggerInputEvent === true) {
						skipInputEvent = true;
						$(input).trigger("input");
					}
				}
			}

			function getPlaceholder(pos, test, returnPL) {
				test = test || getTest(pos).match;
				if (test.placeholder !== undefined || returnPL === true) {
					return $.isFunction(test.placeholder) ? test.placeholder(opts) : test.placeholder;
				} else if (test.fn === null) {
					if (pos > -1 && getMaskSet().validPositions[pos] === undefined) {
						var tests = getTests(pos),
							staticAlternations = [],
							prevTest;
						if (tests.length > 1 + (tests[tests.length - 1].match.def === "" ? 1 : 0)) {
							for (var i = 0; i < tests.length; i++) {
								if (tests[i].match.optionality !== true && tests[i].match.optionalQuantifier !== true &&
									(tests[i].match.fn === null || (prevTest === undefined || tests[i].match.fn.test(prevTest.match.def, getMaskSet(), pos, true, opts) !== false))) {
									staticAlternations.push(tests[i]);
									if (tests[i].match.fn === null) prevTest = tests[i];
									if (staticAlternations.length > 1) {
										if (/[0-9a-bA-Z]/.test(staticAlternations[0].match.def)) {
											return opts.placeholder.charAt(pos % opts.placeholder.length);
										}
									}
								}
							}
						}
					}
					return test.def;
				}

				return opts.placeholder.charAt(pos % opts.placeholder.length);
			}

			function checkVal(input, writeOut, strict, nptvl, initiatingEvent) {
				var inputValue = nptvl.slice(),
					charCodes = "",
					initialNdx = 0, result = undefined;

				// console.log(nptvl);

				function isTemplateMatch(ndx, charCodes) {
					var charCodeNdx = getBufferTemplate().slice(ndx, seekNext(ndx)).join("").indexOf(charCodes);
					return charCodeNdx !== -1 && !isMask(ndx) && getTest(ndx).match.nativeDef === charCodes.charAt(charCodes.length - 1);
				}

				resetMaskSet();
				getMaskSet().p = seekNext(-1);
				// if (writeOut) input.inputmask._valueSet(""); //initial clear

				if (!strict) {
					if (opts.autoUnmask !== true) {
						var staticInput = getBufferTemplate().slice(0, seekNext(-1)).join(""),
							matches = inputValue.join("").match(new RegExp("^" + Inputmask.escapeRegex(staticInput), "g"));
						if (matches && matches.length > 0) {
							inputValue.splice(0, matches.length * staticInput.length);
							initialNdx = seekNext(initialNdx);
						}
					} else {
						initialNdx = seekNext(initialNdx);
					}
				}
				$.each(inputValue, function (ndx, charCode) {
					// console.log(charCode);
					if (charCode !== undefined) { //inputfallback strips some elements out of the inputarray.  $.each logically presents them as undefined
						var keypress = new $.Event("_checkval");
						keypress.which = charCode.charCodeAt(0);
						charCodes += charCode;
						var lvp = getLastValidPosition(undefined, true),
							lvTest = getMaskSet().validPositions[lvp],
							nextTest = getTestTemplate(lvp + 1, lvTest ? lvTest.locator.slice() : undefined, lvp);
						if (!isTemplateMatch(initialNdx, charCodes) || strict || opts.autoUnmask) {
							var pos = strict ? ndx : (nextTest.match.fn == null && nextTest.match.optionality && (lvp + 1) < getMaskSet().p ? lvp + 1 : getMaskSet().p);
							result = EventHandlers.keypressEvent.call(input, keypress, true, false, strict, pos);
							initialNdx = pos + 1;
							charCodes = "";
						} else {
							result = EventHandlers.keypressEvent.call(input, keypress, true, false, true, lvp + 1);
						}
						if (!strict && $.isFunction(opts.onBeforeWrite)) {
							var fp = result.forwardPosition;
							result = opts.onBeforeWrite(keypress, getBuffer(), result.forwardPosition, opts);
							result.forwardPosition = fp;
							if (result && result.refreshFromBuffer) {
								var refresh = result.refreshFromBuffer;
								refreshFromBuffer(refresh === true ? refresh : refresh.start, refresh.end, result.buffer);
								resetMaskSet(true);
								if (result.caret) {
									getMaskSet().p = result.caret;
									result.forwardPosition = result.caret;
								}
							}
						}
					}
				});
				if (writeOut) {
					var caretPos = undefined;
					if (document.activeElement === input && result) {
						caretPos = opts.numericInput ? seekPrevious(result.forwardPosition) : result.forwardPosition;
					}

					writeBuffer(input, getBuffer(), caretPos, initiatingEvent || new $.Event("checkval"), initiatingEvent && initiatingEvent.type === "input");
				}
			}

			function unmaskedvalue(input) {
				if (input) {
					if (input.inputmask === undefined) {
						return input.value;
					}
					if (input.inputmask && input.inputmask.refreshValue) { //forced refresh from the value form.reset
						EventHandlers.setValueEvent.call(input);
					}
				}
				var umValue = [],
					vps = getMaskSet().validPositions;
				for (var pndx in vps) {
					if (vps[pndx].match && vps[pndx].match.fn != null) {
						umValue.push(vps[pndx].input);
					}
				}
				var unmaskedValue = umValue.length === 0 ? "" : (isRTL ? umValue.reverse() : umValue).join("");
				if ($.isFunction(opts.onUnMask)) {
					var bufferValue = (isRTL ? getBuffer().slice().reverse() : getBuffer()).join("");
					unmaskedValue = opts.onUnMask(bufferValue, unmaskedValue, opts);
				}
				return unmaskedValue;
			}

			function caret(input, begin, end, notranslate) {
				function translatePosition(pos) {
					if (notranslate !== true && isRTL && typeof pos === "number" && (!opts.greedy || opts.placeholder !== "")) {
						var bffrLght = getBuffer().join("").length; //join is needed because sometimes we get an empty buffer element which must not be counted for the caret position (numeric alias)
						pos = bffrLght - pos;
					}
					return pos;
				}

				var range;
				if (begin !== undefined) {
					if (begin.begin !== undefined) {
						end = begin.end;
						begin = begin.begin;
					}
					if (typeof begin === "number") {
						begin = translatePosition(begin);
						end = translatePosition(end);
						end = (typeof end == "number") ? end : begin;
						// if (!$(input).is(":visible")) {
						// 	return;
						// }

						var scrollCalc = parseInt(((input.ownerDocument.defaultView || window).getComputedStyle ? (input.ownerDocument.defaultView || window).getComputedStyle(input, null) : input.currentStyle).fontSize) * end;
						input.scrollLeft = scrollCalc > input.scrollWidth ? scrollCalc : 0;

						if (!mobile && opts.insertMode === false && begin === end) end++; //set visualization for insert/overwrite mode
						if (input.setSelectionRange) {
							input.selectionStart = begin;
							input.selectionEnd = end;
						} else if (window.getSelection) {
							range = document.createRange();
							if (input.firstChild === undefined || input.firstChild === null) {
								var textNode = document.createTextNode("");
								input.appendChild(textNode);
							}
							range.setStart(input.firstChild, begin < input.inputmask._valueGet().length ? begin : input.inputmask._valueGet().length);
							range.setEnd(input.firstChild, end < input.inputmask._valueGet().length ? end : input.inputmask._valueGet().length);
							range.collapse(true);
							var sel = window.getSelection();
							sel.removeAllRanges();
							sel.addRange(range);
							//input.focus();
						} else if (input.createTextRange) {
							range = input.createTextRange();
							range.collapse(true);
							range.moveEnd("character", end);
							range.moveStart("character", begin);
							range.select();

						}
						renderColorMask(input, undefined, {begin: begin, end: end});
					}
				} else {
					if (input.setSelectionRange) {
						begin = input.selectionStart;
						end = input.selectionEnd;
					} else if (window.getSelection) {
						range = window.getSelection().getRangeAt(0);
						if (range.commonAncestorContainer.parentNode === input || range.commonAncestorContainer === input) {
							begin = range.startOffset;
							end = range.endOffset;
						}
					} else if (document.selection && document.selection.createRange) {
						range = document.selection.createRange();
						begin = 0 - range.duplicate().moveStart("character", -input.inputmask._valueGet().length);
						end = begin + range.text.length;
					}
					/*eslint-disable consistent-return */
					return {
						"begin": translatePosition(begin),
						"end": translatePosition(end)
					};
					/*eslint-enable consistent-return */
				}
			}

			function determineLastRequiredPosition(returnDefinition) {
				var buffer = getBuffer(),
					bl = buffer.length,
					pos, lvp = getLastValidPosition(),
					positions = {},
					lvTest = getMaskSet().validPositions[lvp],
					ndxIntlzr = lvTest !== undefined ? lvTest.locator.slice() : undefined,
					testPos;
				for (pos = lvp + 1; pos < buffer.length; pos++) {
					testPos = getTestTemplate(pos, ndxIntlzr, pos - 1);
					ndxIntlzr = testPos.locator.slice();
					positions[pos] = $.extend(true, {}, testPos);
				}

				var lvTestAlt = lvTest && lvTest.alternation !== undefined ? lvTest.locator[lvTest.alternation] : undefined;
				for (pos = bl - 1; pos > lvp; pos--) {
					testPos = positions[pos];
					if ((testPos.match.optionality ||
						(testPos.match.optionalQuantifier && testPos.match.newBlockMarker) ||
						(lvTestAlt &&
						((lvTestAlt !== positions[pos].locator[lvTest.alternation] && testPos.match.fn != null) ||
						(testPos.match.fn === null && testPos.locator[lvTest.alternation] && checkAlternationMatch(testPos.locator[lvTest.alternation].toString().split(","), lvTestAlt.toString().split(",")) && getTests(pos)[0].def !== "")))) &&
						buffer[pos] === getPlaceholder(pos, testPos.match)) {
						bl--;
					} else break;
				}
				return returnDefinition ? {
					"l": bl,
					"def": positions[bl] ? positions[bl].match : undefined
				} : bl;
			}

			function clearOptionalTail(buffer) {
				var rl = determineLastRequiredPosition(),
					validPos, bl = buffer.length;

				var lv = getMaskSet().validPositions[getLastValidPosition()];
				while (rl < bl &&
				!isMask(rl, true) &&
				(validPos = (lv !== undefined ? getTestTemplate(rl, lv.locator.slice(""), lv) : getTest(rl))) &&
				validPos.match.optionality !== true &&
				((validPos.match.optionalQuantifier !== true && validPos.match.newBlockMarker !== true) || (rl + 1 === bl &&
				(lv !== undefined ? getTestTemplate(rl + 1, lv.locator.slice(""), lv) : getTest(rl + 1)).match.def === ""))) {
					rl++;
				}

				//exceptionally strip from the validatedPositions
				while ((validPos = getMaskSet().validPositions[rl - 1]) && validPos && validPos.match.optionality && validPos.input === opts.skipOptionalPartCharacter) {
					rl--;
				}
				buffer.splice(rl);
				return buffer;
			}

			function isComplete(buffer) { //return true / false / undefined (repeat *)
				if ($.isFunction(opts.isComplete)) return opts.isComplete(buffer, opts);
				if (opts.repeat === "*") return undefined;
				var complete = false,
					lrp = determineLastRequiredPosition(true),
					aml = seekPrevious(lrp.l);

				if (lrp.def === undefined || lrp.def.newBlockMarker || lrp.def.optionality || lrp.def.optionalQuantifier) {
					complete = true;
					for (var i = 0; i <= aml; i++) {
						var test = getTestTemplate(i).match;
						if ((test.fn !== null && getMaskSet().validPositions[i] === undefined && test.optionality !== true && test.optionalQuantifier !== true) || (test.fn === null && buffer[i] !== getPlaceholder(i, test))) {
							complete = false;
							break;
						}
					}
				}
				return complete;
			}


			function handleRemove(input, k, pos, strict) {
				function generalize() {
					if (opts.keepStatic) {
						var validInputs = [],
							lastAlt = getLastValidPosition(-1, true),
							positionsClone = $.extend(true, {}, getMaskSet().validPositions),
							prevAltPos = getMaskSet().validPositions[lastAlt];
						//find last alternation
						for (; lastAlt >= 0; lastAlt--) {
							var altPos = getMaskSet().validPositions[lastAlt];
							if (altPos) {
								if (altPos.generatedInput !== true && /[0-9a-bA-Z]/.test(altPos.input)) {
									validInputs.push(altPos.input);
								}
								delete getMaskSet().validPositions[lastAlt];
								if (altPos.alternation !== undefined && altPos.locator[altPos.alternation] !== prevAltPos.locator[altPos.alternation]) {
									break;
								}
								prevAltPos = altPos;
							}
						}

						if (lastAlt > -1) {
							getMaskSet().p = seekNext(getLastValidPosition(-1, true));
							while (validInputs.length > 0) {
								var keypress = new $.Event("keypress");
								keypress.which = validInputs.pop().charCodeAt(0);
								EventHandlers.keypressEvent.call(input, keypress, true, false, false, getMaskSet().p);
							}
						} else getMaskSet().validPositions = $.extend(true, {}, positionsClone); //restore original positions
					}
				}

				if (opts.numericInput || isRTL) {
					if (k === Inputmask.keyCode.BACKSPACE) {
						k = Inputmask.keyCode.DELETE;
					} else if (k === Inputmask.keyCode.DELETE) {
						k = Inputmask.keyCode.BACKSPACE;
					}

					if (isRTL) {
						var pend = pos.end;
						pos.end = pos.begin;
						pos.begin = pend;
					}
				}

				if (k === Inputmask.keyCode.BACKSPACE && (pos.end - pos.begin < 1 || opts.insertMode === false)) {
					pos.begin = seekPrevious(pos.begin);
					if (getMaskSet().validPositions[pos.begin] !== undefined && (getMaskSet().validPositions[pos.begin].input === opts.groupSeparator || getMaskSet().validPositions[pos.begin].input === opts.radixPoint)) {
						pos.begin--;
					}
				} else if (k === Inputmask.keyCode.DELETE && pos.begin === pos.end) {
					pos.end = isMask(pos.end, true) ? pos.end + 1 : seekNext(pos.end) + 1;
					if (getMaskSet().validPositions[pos.begin] !== undefined && (getMaskSet().validPositions[pos.begin].input === opts.groupSeparator || getMaskSet().validPositions[pos.begin].input === opts.radixPoint)) {
						pos.end++;
					}
				}

				stripValidPositions(pos.begin, pos.end, false, strict);
				if (strict !== true) {
					generalize(); //revert the alternation
				}
				var lvp = getLastValidPosition(pos.begin, true);
				if (lvp < pos.begin) {
					//if (lvp === -1) resetMaskSet();
					getMaskSet().p = seekNext(lvp);
				} else if (strict !== true) {
					getMaskSet().p = pos.begin;
				}
			}

			var EventRuler = {
				on: function (input, eventName, eventHandler) {
					var ev = function (e) {
						// console.log("triggered " + e.type);

						if (this.inputmask === undefined && this.nodeName !== "FORM") { //happens when cloning an object with jquery.clone
							var imOpts = $.data(this, "_inputmask_opts");
							if (imOpts) (new Inputmask(imOpts)).mask(this);
							else EventRuler.off(this);
						} else if (e.type !== "setvalue" && this.nodeName !== "FORM" && (this.disabled || (this.readOnly && !(e.type === "keydown" && (e.ctrlKey && e.keyCode === 67) || (opts.tabThrough === false && e.keyCode === Inputmask.keyCode.TAB))))) {
							e.preventDefault();
						} else {
							switch (e.type) {
								case "input":
									if (skipInputEvent === true) {
										skipInputEvent = false;
										return e.preventDefault();
									}
									break;
								case "keydown":
									//Safari 5.1.x - modal dialog fires keypress twice workaround
									skipKeyPressEvent = false;
									skipInputEvent = false;
									break;
								case "keypress":
									if (skipKeyPressEvent === true) {
										return e.preventDefault();
									}
									skipKeyPressEvent = true;
									break;
								case "click":
									if (iemobile || iphone) {
										var that = this, args = arguments;
										setTimeout(function () {
											eventHandler.apply(that, args);
										}, 0);
										return false;
									}
									break;
							}
							// console.log("executed " + e.type);
							var returnVal = eventHandler.apply(this, arguments);
							if (returnVal === false) {
								e.preventDefault();
								e.stopPropagation();
							}
							return returnVal;
						}
					};
					//keep instance of the event
					input.inputmask.events[eventName] = input.inputmask.events[eventName] || [];
					input.inputmask.events[eventName].push(ev);

					if ($.inArray(eventName, ["submit", "reset"]) !== -1) {
						if (input.form != null) $(input.form).on(eventName, ev);
					} else {
						$(input).on(eventName, ev);
					}
				},
				off: function (input, event) {
					if (input.inputmask && input.inputmask.events) {
						var events;
						if (event) {
							events = [];
							events[event] = input.inputmask.events[event];
						} else {
							events = input.inputmask.events;
						}
						$.each(events, function (eventName, evArr) {
							while (evArr.length > 0) {
								var ev = evArr.pop();
								if ($.inArray(eventName, ["submit", "reset"]) !== -1) {
									if (input.form != null) $(input.form).off(eventName, ev);
								} else {
									$(input).off(eventName, ev);
								}
							}
							delete input.inputmask.events[eventName];
						});
					}
				}
			};
			var EventHandlers = {
				keydownEvent: function (e) {
					function isInputEventSupported(eventName) {
						var el = document.createElement("input"),
							evName = "on" + eventName,
							isSupported = (evName in el);
						if (!isSupported) {
							el.setAttribute(evName, "return;");
							isSupported = typeof el[evName] == "function";
						}
						el = null;
						return isSupported;
					}

					var input = this,
						$input = $(input),
						k = e.keyCode,
						pos = caret(input);

					//backspace, delete, and escape get special treatment
					if (k === Inputmask.keyCode.BACKSPACE || k === Inputmask.keyCode.DELETE || (iphone && k === Inputmask.keyCode.BACKSPACE_SAFARI) || (e.ctrlKey && k === Inputmask.keyCode.X && !isInputEventSupported("cut"))) { //backspace/delete
						e.preventDefault(); //stop default action but allow propagation
						handleRemove(input, k, pos);
						writeBuffer(input, getBuffer(true), getMaskSet().p, e, input.inputmask._valueGet() !== getBuffer().join(""));
						if (input.inputmask._valueGet() === getBufferTemplate().join("")) {
							$input.trigger("cleared");
						} else if (isComplete(getBuffer()) === true) {
							$input.trigger("complete");
						}
					} else if (k === Inputmask.keyCode.END || k === Inputmask.keyCode.PAGE_DOWN) { //when END or PAGE_DOWN pressed set position at lastmatch
						e.preventDefault();
						var caretPos = seekNext(getLastValidPosition());
						if (!opts.insertMode && caretPos === getMaskSet().maskLength && !e.shiftKey) caretPos--;
						caret(input, e.shiftKey ? pos.begin : caretPos, caretPos, true);
					} else if ((k === Inputmask.keyCode.HOME && !e.shiftKey) || k === Inputmask.keyCode.PAGE_UP) { //Home or page_up
						e.preventDefault();
						caret(input, 0, e.shiftKey ? pos.begin : 0, true);
					} else if (((opts.undoOnEscape && k === Inputmask.keyCode.ESCAPE) || (k === 90 && e.ctrlKey)) && e.altKey !== true) { //escape && undo && #762
						checkVal(input, true, false, undoValue.split(""));
						$input.trigger("click");
					} else if (k === Inputmask.keyCode.INSERT && !(e.shiftKey || e.ctrlKey)) { //insert
						opts.insertMode = !opts.insertMode;
						caret(input, !opts.insertMode && pos.begin === getMaskSet().maskLength ? pos.begin - 1 : pos.begin);
					} else if (opts.tabThrough === true && k === Inputmask.keyCode.TAB) {
						if (e.shiftKey === true) {
							if (getTest(pos.begin).match.fn === null) {
								pos.begin = seekNext(pos.begin);
							}
							pos.end = seekPrevious(pos.begin, true);
							pos.begin = seekPrevious(pos.end, true);
						} else {
							pos.begin = seekNext(pos.begin, true);
							pos.end = seekNext(pos.begin, true);
							if (pos.end < getMaskSet().maskLength) pos.end--;
						}
						if (pos.begin < getMaskSet().maskLength) {
							e.preventDefault();
							caret(input, pos.begin, pos.end);
						}
					} else if (!e.shiftKey) {
						if (opts.insertMode === false) {
							if (k === Inputmask.keyCode.RIGHT) {
								setTimeout(function () {
									var caretPos = caret(input);
									caret(input, caretPos.begin);
								}, 0);
							} else if (k === Inputmask.keyCode.LEFT) {
								setTimeout(function () {
									var caretPos = caret(input);
									caret(input, isRTL ? caretPos.begin + 1 : caretPos.begin - 1);
								}, 0);
							}
						}
					}
					opts.onKeyDown.call(this, e, getBuffer(), caret(input).begin, opts);
					ignorable = $.inArray(k, opts.ignorables) !== -1;
				},
				keypressEvent: function (e, checkval, writeOut, strict, ndx) {
					var input = this,
						$input = $(input),
						k = e.which || e.charCode || e.keyCode;

					if (checkval !== true && (!(e.ctrlKey && e.altKey) && (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || ignorable))) {
						if (k === Inputmask.keyCode.ENTER && undoValue !== getBuffer().join("")) {
							undoValue = getBuffer().join("");
							// e.preventDefault();
							setTimeout(function () {
								$input.trigger("change");
							}, 0);
						}
						return true;
					} else {
						if (k) {
							//special treat the decimal separator
							if (k === 46 && e.shiftKey === false && opts.radixPoint !== "") k = opts.radixPoint.charCodeAt(0);
							var pos = checkval ? {
									begin: ndx,
									end: ndx
								} : caret(input),
								forwardPosition, c = String.fromCharCode(k);

							getMaskSet().writeOutBuffer = true;
							var valResult = isValid(pos, c, strict);
							if (valResult !== false) {
								resetMaskSet(true);
								forwardPosition = valResult.caret !== undefined ? valResult.caret : checkval ? valResult.pos + 1 : seekNext(valResult.pos);
								getMaskSet().p = forwardPosition; //needed for checkval
							}

							if (writeOut !== false) {
								setTimeout(function () {
									opts.onKeyValidation.call(input, k, valResult, opts);
								}, 0);
								if (getMaskSet().writeOutBuffer && valResult !== false) {
									var buffer = getBuffer();
									writeBuffer(input, buffer, (opts.numericInput && valResult.caret === undefined) ? seekPrevious(forwardPosition) : forwardPosition, e, checkval !== true);
									if (checkval !== true) {
										setTimeout(function () { //timeout needed for IE
											if (isComplete(buffer) === true) $input.trigger("complete");
										}, 0);
									}
								}
							}

							e.preventDefault();

							if (checkval) {
								valResult.forwardPosition = forwardPosition;
								return valResult;
							}
						}
					}
				},
				pasteEvent: function (e) {
					var input = this,
						ev = e.originalEvent || e,
						$input = $(input),
						inputValue = input.inputmask._valueGet(true),
						caretPos = caret(input),
						tempValue;

					if (isRTL) {
						tempValue = caretPos.end;
						caretPos.end = caretPos.begin;
						caretPos.begin = tempValue;
					}

					var valueBeforeCaret = inputValue.substr(0, caretPos.begin),
						valueAfterCaret = inputValue.substr(caretPos.end, inputValue.length);

					if (valueBeforeCaret === (isRTL ? getBufferTemplate().reverse() : getBufferTemplate()).slice(0, caretPos.begin).join("")) valueBeforeCaret = "";
					if (valueAfterCaret === (isRTL ? getBufferTemplate().reverse() : getBufferTemplate()).slice(caretPos.end).join("")) valueAfterCaret = "";
					if (isRTL) {
						tempValue = valueBeforeCaret;
						valueBeforeCaret = valueAfterCaret;
						valueAfterCaret = tempValue;
					}

					if (window.clipboardData && window.clipboardData.getData) { // IE
						inputValue = valueBeforeCaret + window.clipboardData.getData("Text") + valueAfterCaret;
					} else if (ev.clipboardData && ev.clipboardData.getData) {
						inputValue = valueBeforeCaret + ev.clipboardData.getData("text/plain") + valueAfterCaret;
					} else return true; //allow native paste event as fallback ~ masking will continue by inputfallback

					var pasteValue = inputValue;
					if ($.isFunction(opts.onBeforePaste)) {
						pasteValue = opts.onBeforePaste(inputValue, opts);
						if (pasteValue === false) {
							return e.preventDefault();
						}
						if (!pasteValue) {
							pasteValue = inputValue;
						}
					}
					checkVal(input, false, false, isRTL ? pasteValue.split("").reverse() : pasteValue.toString().split(""));
					writeBuffer(input, getBuffer(), seekNext(getLastValidPosition()), e, undoValue !== getBuffer().join(""));
					if (isComplete(getBuffer()) === true) {
						$input.trigger("complete");
					}

					return e.preventDefault();
				},
				inputFallBackEvent: function (e) { //fallback when keypress is not triggered
					var input = this,
						inputValue = input.inputmask._valueGet();

					if (getBuffer().join("") !== inputValue) {
						var caretPos = caret(input);
						//radixpoint tweak
						if (inputValue.charAt(caretPos.begin - 1) === "." && opts.radixPoint !== "") {
							inputValue = inputValue.split("");
							inputValue[caretPos.begin - 1] = opts.radixPoint.charAt(0);
							inputValue = inputValue.join("");
						}

						if (inputValue.charAt(caretPos.begin - 1) === opts.radixPoint && inputValue.length > getBuffer().length) {
							var keypress = new $.Event("keypress");
							keypress.which = opts.radixPoint.charCodeAt(0);
							EventHandlers.keypressEvent.call(input, keypress, true, true, false, caretPos.begin);
							return false;

						}

						inputValue = inputValue.replace(new RegExp("(" + Inputmask.escapeRegex(getBufferTemplate().join("")) + ")*"), "");

						if (iemobile) { //iemobile just set the character at the end althought the caret position is correctly set
							var inputChar = inputValue.replace(getBuffer().join(""), "");
							if (inputChar.length === 1) {
								var keypress = new $.Event("keypress");
								keypress.which = inputChar.charCodeAt(0);
								EventHandlers.keypressEvent.call(input, keypress, true, true, false, getMaskSet().validPositions[caretPos.begin - 1] ? caretPos.begin : caretPos.begin - 1);
								return false;
							}
						}

						if (caretPos.begin > inputValue.length) {
							caret(input, inputValue.length);
							caretPos = caret(input);
						}
						//detect & treat possible backspace before static
						if ((getBuffer().length - inputValue.length) === 1 && inputValue.charAt(caretPos.begin) !== getBuffer()[caretPos.begin] && inputValue.charAt(caretPos.begin + 1) !== getBuffer()[caretPos.begin] && !isMask(caretPos.begin)) {
							e.keyCode = Inputmask.keyCode.BACKSPACE;
							EventHandlers.keydownEvent.call(input, e);
						} else {
							var stickyParts = [], bufferTemplate = getMaskTemplate(true, 1).join("");
							stickyParts.push(inputValue.substr(0, caretPos.begin));
							stickyParts.push(inputValue.substr(caretPos.begin));
							// console.log(stickyParts[0] + " , " + stickyParts[1]);
							while (inputValue.match(Inputmask.escapeRegex(bufferTemplate) + "$") === null) {
								bufferTemplate = bufferTemplate.slice(1);
							}
							// console.log("initial " + inputValue);
							inputValue = inputValue.replace(bufferTemplate, "");
							// console.log(inputValue);
							if ($.isFunction(opts.onBeforeMask)) inputValue = opts.onBeforeMask(inputValue, opts) || inputValue;

							checkVal(input, true, false, inputValue.split(""), e);
							//correct caret position
							var currentPos = caret(input).begin, currentValue = input.inputmask._valueGet();
							var pos1 = currentValue.indexOf(stickyParts[0]);
							if (pos1 === 0 && currentPos !== stickyParts[0].length) {
								// console.log("set caret to " + stickyParts[0].length);
								caret(input, stickyParts[0].length);
								if (android) { //caret is set by android after inputevent
									setTimeout(function () {
										caret(input, stickyParts[0].length);
									}, 0);
								}
							} else {
								// console.log(currentValue);
								while (currentValue.match(Inputmask.escapeRegex(stickyParts[1]) + "$") === null) {
									stickyParts[1] = stickyParts[1].substr(1);
								}
								var pos2 = currentValue.indexOf(stickyParts[1]);
								if (pos2 !== -1 && stickyParts[1] !== "" && currentPos > pos2 && pos2 > pos1) {
									// console.log("set caret to2 " + pos2 + " - " + currentPos);
									caret(input, pos2);
									if (android) { //caret is set by android after inputevent
										setTimeout(function () {
											caret(input, pos2);
										}, 0);
									}
								}
							}

							if (isComplete(getBuffer()) === true) {
								$(input).trigger("complete");
							}
						}
						e.preventDefault();
					}
				},
				setValueEvent: function (e) {
					this.inputmask.refreshValue = false;
					var input = this,
						value = input.inputmask._valueGet(true);

					if ($.isFunction(opts.onBeforeMask)) value = opts.onBeforeMask(value, opts) || value;
					value = value.split("");
					checkVal(input, true, false, isRTL ? value.reverse() : value);
					undoValue = getBuffer().join("");
					if ((opts.clearMaskOnLostFocus || opts.clearIncomplete) && input.inputmask._valueGet() === getBufferTemplate().join("")) {
						input.inputmask._valueSet("");
					}
				}

				,
				focusEvent: function (e) {
					var input = this,
						nptValue = input.inputmask._valueGet();
					if (opts.showMaskOnFocus && (!opts.showMaskOnHover || (opts.showMaskOnHover && nptValue === ""))) {
						if (input.inputmask._valueGet() !== getBuffer().join("")) {
							writeBuffer(input, getBuffer(), seekNext(getLastValidPosition()));
						} else if (mouseEnter === false) { //only executed on focus without mouseenter
							caret(input, seekNext(getLastValidPosition()));
						}
					}
					if (opts.positionCaretOnTab === true && mouseEnter === false) {
						writeBuffer(input, getBuffer(), caret(input));
						EventHandlers.clickEvent.apply(input, [e, true]);
					}
					undoValue = getBuffer().join("");
				}
				,
				mouseleaveEvent: function (e) {
					var input = this;
					mouseEnter = false;
					if (opts.clearMaskOnLostFocus && document.activeElement !== input) {
						var buffer = getBuffer().slice(),
							nptValue = input.inputmask._valueGet();
						if (nptValue !== input.getAttribute("placeholder") && nptValue !== "") {
							if (getLastValidPosition() === -1 && nptValue === getBufferTemplate().join("")) {
								buffer = [];
							} else { //clearout optional tail of the mask
								clearOptionalTail(buffer);
							}
							writeBuffer(input, buffer);
						}
					}
				}
				,
				clickEvent: function (e, tabbed) {
					function doRadixFocus(clickPos) {
						if (opts.radixPoint !== "") {
							var vps = getMaskSet().validPositions;
							if (vps[clickPos] === undefined || (vps[clickPos].input === getPlaceholder(clickPos))) {
								if (clickPos < seekNext(-1)) return true;
								var radixPos = $.inArray(opts.radixPoint, getBuffer());
								if (radixPos !== -1) {
									for (var vp in vps) {
										if (radixPos < vp && vps[vp].input !== getPlaceholder(vp)) {
											return false;
										}
									}
									return true;
								}
							}
						}
						return false;
					}

					var input = this;
					setTimeout(function () { //needed for Chrome ~ initial selection clears after the clickevent
						if (document.activeElement === input) {
							var selectedCaret = caret(input);
							if (tabbed) {
								if (isRTL)
									selectedCaret.end = selectedCaret.begin;
								else
									selectedCaret.begin = selectedCaret.end;
							}
							if (selectedCaret.begin === selectedCaret.end) {
								switch (opts.positionCaretOnClick) {
									case "none":
										break;
									case "radixFocus":
										if (doRadixFocus(selectedCaret.begin)) {
											var radixPos = getBuffer().join("").indexOf(opts.radixPoint);
											caret(input, opts.numericInput ? seekNext(radixPos) : radixPos);
											break;
										}
									default: //lvp:
										var clickPosition = selectedCaret.begin,
											lvclickPosition = getLastValidPosition(clickPosition, true),
											lastPosition = seekNext(lvclickPosition);
										if (clickPosition < lastPosition) {
											caret(input, !isMask(clickPosition) && !isMask(clickPosition - 1) ? seekNext(clickPosition) : clickPosition);
										} else {
											var placeholder = getPlaceholder(lastPosition);
											if ((placeholder !== "" && getBuffer()[lastPosition] !== placeholder && getTest(lastPosition).match.optionalQuantifier !== true) || (!isMask(lastPosition) && getTest(lastPosition).match.def === placeholder)) {
												lastPosition = seekNext(lastPosition);
											}
											caret(input, lastPosition);
										}
										break;
								}
							}
						}
					}, 0);
				}
				,
				dblclickEvent: function (e) {
					var input = this;
					setTimeout(function () {
						caret(input, 0, seekNext(getLastValidPosition()));
					}, 0);
				},
				cutEvent: function (e) {
					var input = this,
						$input = $(input),
						pos = caret(input),
						ev = e.originalEvent || e;

					//correct clipboardData
					var clipboardData = window.clipboardData || ev.clipboardData,
						clipData = isRTL ? getBuffer().slice(pos.end, pos.begin) : getBuffer().slice(pos.begin, pos.end);
					clipboardData.setData("text", isRTL ? clipData.reverse().join("") : clipData.join(""));
					if (document.execCommand) document.execCommand("copy"); // copy selected content to system clipbaord

					handleRemove(input, Inputmask.keyCode.DELETE, pos);
					writeBuffer(input, getBuffer(), getMaskSet().p, e, undoValue !== getBuffer().join(""));

					if (input.inputmask._valueGet() === getBufferTemplate().join("")) {
						$input.trigger("cleared");
					}
				},
				blurEvent: function (e) {
					var $input = $(this),
						input = this;
					if (input.inputmask) {
						var nptValue = input.inputmask._valueGet(),
							buffer = getBuffer().slice();

						if (nptValue !== "") {
							if (opts.clearMaskOnLostFocus) {
								if (getLastValidPosition() === -1 && nptValue === getBufferTemplate().join("")) {
									buffer = [];
								} else { //clearout optional tail of the mask
									clearOptionalTail(buffer);
								}
							}
							if (isComplete(buffer) === false) {
								setTimeout(function () {
									$input.trigger("incomplete");
								}, 0);
								if (opts.clearIncomplete) {
									resetMaskSet();
									if (opts.clearMaskOnLostFocus) {
										buffer = [];
									} else {
										buffer = getBufferTemplate().slice();
									}
								}
							}

							writeBuffer(input, buffer, undefined, e);
						}

						if (undoValue !== getBuffer().join("")) {
							undoValue = buffer.join("");
							$input.trigger("change");
						}
					}
				},
				mouseenterEvent: function (e) {
					var input = this;
					mouseEnter = true;
					if (document.activeElement !== input && opts.showMaskOnHover) {
						if (input.inputmask._valueGet() !== getBuffer().join("")) {
							writeBuffer(input, getBuffer());
						}
					}
				}
				,
				submitEvent: function (e) { //trigger change on submit if any
					if (undoValue !== getBuffer().join("")) {
						$el.trigger("change");
					}
					if (opts.clearMaskOnLostFocus && getLastValidPosition() === -1 && el.inputmask._valueGet && el.inputmask._valueGet() === getBufferTemplate().join("")) {
						el.inputmask._valueSet(""); //clear masktemplete on submit and still has focus
					}
					if (opts.removeMaskOnSubmit) {
						el.inputmask._valueSet(el.inputmask.unmaskedvalue(), true);
						setTimeout(function () {
							writeBuffer(el, getBuffer());
						}, 0);
					}
				}
				,
				resetEvent: function (e) {
					el.inputmask.refreshValue = true; //indicate a forced refresh when there is a call to the value before leaving the triggering event fn
					setTimeout(function () {
						$el.trigger("setvalue");
					}, 0);
				}
			};


			function initializeColorMask(input) {
				function findCaretPos(clientx) {
					//calculate text width
					var e = document.createElement('span'), caretPos;
					for (var style in computedStyle) { //clone styles
						if (isNaN(style) && style.indexOf("font") !== -1) {
							e.style[style] = computedStyle[style];
						}
					}
					e.style.textTransform = computedStyle.textTransform;
					e.style.letterSpacing = computedStyle.letterSpacing;
					e.style.position = "absolute";
					e.style.height = "auto";
					e.style.width = "auto";
					e.style.visibility = "hidden";
					e.style.whiteSpace = "nowrap";

					document.body.appendChild(e);
					var inputText = input.inputmask._valueGet(), previousWidth = 0, itl;
					for (caretPos = 0, itl = inputText.length; caretPos <= itl; caretPos++) {
						e.innerHTML += inputText.charAt(caretPos) || "_";
						if (e.offsetWidth >= clientx) {
							var offset1 = (clientx - previousWidth);
							var offset2 = e.offsetWidth - clientx;
							e.innerHTML = inputText.charAt(caretPos);
							offset1 -= (e.offsetWidth / 3);
							caretPos = offset1 < offset2 ? caretPos - 1 : caretPos;
							break;
						}
						previousWidth = e.offsetWidth;
					}
					document.body.removeChild(e);
					return caretPos;
				}

				function position() {
					colorMask.style.position = "absolute";
					colorMask.style.top = offset.top + "px";
					colorMask.style.left = offset.left + "px";
					colorMask.style.width = parseInt(input.offsetWidth) - parseInt(computedStyle.paddingLeft) - parseInt(computedStyle.paddingRight) - parseInt(computedStyle.borderLeftWidth) - parseInt(computedStyle.borderRightWidth) + "px";
					colorMask.style.height = parseInt(input.offsetHeight) - parseInt(computedStyle.paddingTop) - parseInt(computedStyle.paddingBottom) - parseInt(computedStyle.borderTopWidth) - parseInt(computedStyle.borderBottomWidth) + "px";

					colorMask.style.lineHeight = colorMask.style.height;
					colorMask.style.zIndex = isNaN(computedStyle.zIndex) ? -1 : computedStyle.zIndex - 1;
					colorMask.style.webkitAppearance = "textfield";
					colorMask.style.mozAppearance = "textfield";
					colorMask.style.Appearance = "textfield";

				}

				var offset = $(input).position(),
					computedStyle = (input.ownerDocument.defaultView || window).getComputedStyle(input, null),
					parentNode = input.parentNode;

				colorMask = document.createElement("div");
				document.body.appendChild(colorMask); //insert at body to prevent css clash :last-child for example
				for (var style in computedStyle) { //clone styles
					if (computedStyle.hasOwnProperty(style))
						if (isNaN(style) && style !== "cssText" && style.indexOf("webkit") == -1) {
							colorMask.style[style] = computedStyle[style];
						}
				}

				//restyle input
				input.style.backgroundColor = "transparent";
				input.style.color = "transparent";
				input.style.webkitAppearance = "caret";
				input.style.mozAppearance = "caret";
				input.style.Appearance = "caret";

				position();

				//event passthrough
				$(window).on("resize", function (e) {
					offset = $(input).position();
					computedStyle = (input.ownerDocument.defaultView || window).getComputedStyle(input, null);
					position();
				});
				$(input).on("click", function (e) {
					caret(input, findCaretPos(e.clientX));
					return EventHandlers.clickEvent.call(this, [e]);
				});
				$(input).on("keydown", function (e) {
					if (!e.shiftKey && opts.insertMode !== false) {
						setTimeout(function () {
							renderColorMask(input);
						}, 0);
					}
				});
			}

			function renderColorMask(input, buffer, caretPos) {
				function handleStatic() {
					if (!isStatic && (test.fn === null || testPos.input === undefined)) {
						isStatic = true;
						maskTemplate += "<span class='im-static''>"
					} else if (isStatic && (test.fn !== null && testPos.input !== undefined)) {
						isStatic = false;
						maskTemplate += "</span>"
					}
				}

				if (colorMask !== undefined) {
					buffer = buffer || getBuffer();
					if (caretPos === undefined) {
						caretPos = caret(input);
					} else if (caretPos.begin === undefined) {
						caretPos = {begin: caretPos, end: caretPos};
					}

					var maskTemplate = "", isStatic = false;
					if (buffer != "") {
						var ndxIntlzr, pos = 0,
							test, testPos, lvp = getLastValidPosition();
						do {
							if (pos === caretPos.begin && document.activeElement === input) {
								maskTemplate += "<span class='im-caret' style='border-right-width: 1px;border-right-style: solid;'></span>";
							}
							if (getMaskSet().validPositions[pos]) {
								testPos = getMaskSet().validPositions[pos];
								test = testPos.match;
								ndxIntlzr = testPos.locator.slice();
								handleStatic();
								maskTemplate += testPos.input;
							} else {
								testPos = getTestTemplate(pos, ndxIntlzr, pos - 1);
								test = testPos.match;
								ndxIntlzr = testPos.locator.slice();
								if (opts.jitMasking === false || pos < lvp || (typeof opts.jitMasking === "number" && isFinite(opts.jitMasking) && opts.jitMasking > pos)) {
									handleStatic();
									maskTemplate += getPlaceholder(pos, test);
								}
							}
							pos++;
						} while ((maxLength === undefined || pos < maxLength) && (test.fn !== null || test.def !== "") || lvp > pos);
					}
					colorMask.innerHTML = maskTemplate;
				}
			}

			function mask(elem) {
				function isElementTypeSupported(input, opts) {
					function patchValueProperty(npt) {
						var valueGet;
						var valueSet;

						function patchValhook(type) {
							if ($.valHooks && ($.valHooks[type] === undefined || $.valHooks[type].inputmaskpatch !== true)) {
								var valhookGet = $.valHooks[type] && $.valHooks[type].get ? $.valHooks[type].get : function (elem) {
									return elem.value;
								};
								var valhookSet = $.valHooks[type] && $.valHooks[type].set ? $.valHooks[type].set : function (elem, value) {
									elem.value = value;
									return elem;
								};

								$.valHooks[type] = {
									get: function (elem) {
										if (elem.inputmask) {
											if (elem.inputmask.opts.autoUnmask) {
												return elem.inputmask.unmaskedvalue();
											} else {
												var result = valhookGet(elem);
												return getLastValidPosition(undefined, undefined, elem.inputmask.maskset.validPositions) !== -1 || opts.nullable !== true ? result : "";
											}
										} else return valhookGet(elem);
									},
									set: function (elem, value) {
										var $elem = $(elem),
											result;
										result = valhookSet(elem, value);
										if (elem.inputmask) {
											$elem.trigger("setvalue");
										}
										return result;
									},
									inputmaskpatch: true
								};
							}
						}

						function getter() {
							if (this.inputmask) {
								return this.inputmask.opts.autoUnmask ?
									this.inputmask.unmaskedvalue() :
									(getLastValidPosition() !== -1 || opts.nullable !== true ?
										(document.activeElement === this && opts.clearMaskOnLostFocus ?
											(isRTL ? clearOptionalTail(getBuffer().slice()).reverse() : clearOptionalTail(getBuffer().slice())).join("") :
											valueGet.call(this)) :
										"");
							} else return valueGet.call(this);
						}

						function setter(value) {
							valueSet.call(this, value);
							if (this.inputmask) {
								$(this).trigger("setvalue");
							}
						}

						function installNativeValueSetFallback(npt) {
							EventRuler.on(npt, "mouseenter", function (event) {
								var $input = $(this),
									input = this,
									value = input.inputmask._valueGet();
								if (value !== getBuffer().join("") /*&& getLastValidPosition() > 0*/) {
									$input.trigger("setvalue");
								}
							});
						}

						if (!npt.inputmask.__valueGet) {
							if (opts.noValuePatching !== true) {
								if (Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor) {
									if (typeof Object.getPrototypeOf !== "function") {
										Object.getPrototypeOf = typeof "test".__proto__ === "object" ? function (object) {
											return object.__proto__;
										} : function (object) {
											return object.constructor.prototype;
										};
									}

									var valueProperty = Object.getPrototypeOf ? Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(Object.getPrototypeOf(npt), "value") : undefined;
									if (valueProperty && valueProperty.get && valueProperty.set) {
										valueGet = valueProperty.get;
										valueSet = valueProperty.set;
										Object.defineProperty(npt, "value", {
											get: getter,
											set: setter,
											configurable: true
										});
									} else if (npt.tagName !== "INPUT") {
										valueGet = function () {
											return this.textContent;
										};
										valueSet = function (value) {
											this.textContent = value;
										};
										Object.defineProperty(npt, "value", {
											get: getter,
											set: setter,
											configurable: true
										});
									}
								} else if (document.__lookupGetter__ && npt.__lookupGetter__("value")) {
									valueGet = npt.__lookupGetter__("value");
									valueSet = npt.__lookupSetter__("value");

									npt.__defineGetter__("value", getter);
									npt.__defineSetter__("value", setter);
								}
								npt.inputmask.__valueGet = valueGet; //store native property getter
								npt.inputmask.__valueSet = valueSet; //store native property setter
							}
							npt.inputmask._valueGet = function (overruleRTL) {
								return isRTL && overruleRTL !== true ? valueGet.call(this.el).split("").reverse().join("") : valueGet.call(this.el);
							};
							npt.inputmask._valueSet = function (value, overruleRTL) { //null check is needed for IE8 => otherwise converts to "null"
								valueSet.call(this.el, (value === null || value === undefined) ? "" : ((overruleRTL !== true && isRTL) ? value.split("").reverse().join("") : value));
							};

							if (valueGet === undefined) { //jquery.val fallback
								valueGet = function () {
									return this.value;
								};
								valueSet = function (value) {
									this.value = value;
								};
								patchValhook(npt.type);
								installNativeValueSetFallback(npt);
							}
						}
					}

					var elementType = input.getAttribute("type");
					var isSupported = (input.tagName === "INPUT" && $.inArray(elementType, opts.supportsInputType) !== -1) || input.isContentEditable || input.tagName === "TEXTAREA";
					if (!isSupported) {
						if (input.tagName === "INPUT") {
							var el = document.createElement("input");
							el.setAttribute("type", elementType);
							isSupported = el.type === "text"; //apply mask only if the type is not natively supported
							el = null;
						} else isSupported = "partial";
					}
					if (isSupported !== false) {
						patchValueProperty(input);
					}
					return isSupported;
				}

				//unbind all events - to make sure that no other mask will interfere when re-masking
				EventRuler.off(elem);
				var isSupported = isElementTypeSupported(elem, opts);
				if (isSupported !== false) {
					el = elem;
					$el = $(el);

					if (opts.colorMask === true) {
						initializeColorMask(el);
					}

					if (android) {
						if (el.hasOwnProperty("inputmode")) {
							el.inputmode = opts.inputmode;
							el.setAttribute("inputmode", opts.inputmode);
						}
						if (opts.androidHack === "rtfm") {
							if (opts.colorMask !== true) {
								initializeColorMask(el);
							}
							el.type = "password";
						}
					}

					if (isSupported === true) {
						//bind events
						EventRuler.on(el, "submit", EventHandlers.submitEvent);
						EventRuler.on(el, "reset", EventHandlers.resetEvent);

						EventRuler.on(el, "mouseenter", EventHandlers.mouseenterEvent);
						EventRuler.on(el, "blur", EventHandlers.blurEvent);
						EventRuler.on(el, "focus", EventHandlers.focusEvent);
						EventRuler.on(el, "mouseleave", EventHandlers.mouseleaveEvent);
						if (opts.colorMask !== true)
							EventRuler.on(el, "click", EventHandlers.clickEvent);
						EventRuler.on(el, "dblclick", EventHandlers.dblclickEvent);
						EventRuler.on(el, "paste", EventHandlers.pasteEvent);
						EventRuler.on(el, "dragdrop", EventHandlers.pasteEvent);
						EventRuler.on(el, "drop", EventHandlers.pasteEvent);
						EventRuler.on(el, "cut", EventHandlers.cutEvent);
						EventRuler.on(el, "complete", opts.oncomplete);
						EventRuler.on(el, "incomplete", opts.onincomplete);
						EventRuler.on(el, "cleared", opts.oncleared);
						if (!android && opts.inputEventOnly !== true) {
							EventRuler.on(el, "keydown", EventHandlers.keydownEvent);
							EventRuler.on(el, "keypress", EventHandlers.keypressEvent);
						}
						EventRuler.on(el, "compositionstart", $.noop);
						EventRuler.on(el, "compositionupdate", $.noop);
						EventRuler.on(el, "compositionend", $.noop);
						EventRuler.on(el, "keyup", $.noop);
						EventRuler.on(el, "input", EventHandlers.inputFallBackEvent);
						EventRuler.on(el, "beforeinput", $.noop); //https://github.com/w3c/input-events - to implement
					}
					EventRuler.on(el, "setvalue", EventHandlers.setValueEvent);

					//apply mask
					undoValue = getBufferTemplate().join(""); //initialize the buffer and getmasklength
					if (el.inputmask._valueGet(true) !== "" || opts.clearMaskOnLostFocus === false || document.activeElement === el) {
						var initialValue = $.isFunction(opts.onBeforeMask) ? (opts.onBeforeMask(el.inputmask._valueGet(true), opts) || el.inputmask._valueGet(true)) : el.inputmask._valueGet(true);
						if (initialValue !== "") checkVal(el, true, false, isRTL ? initialValue.split("").reverse() : initialValue.split(""));
						var buffer = getBuffer().slice();
						undoValue = buffer.join("");
						// Wrap document.activeElement in a try/catch block since IE9 throw "Unspecified error" if document.activeElement is undefined when we are in an IFrame.
						if (isComplete(buffer) === false) {
							if (opts.clearIncomplete) {
								resetMaskSet();
							}
						}
						if (opts.clearMaskOnLostFocus && document.activeElement !== el) {
							if (getLastValidPosition() === -1) {
								buffer = [];
							} else {
								clearOptionalTail(buffer);
							}
						}
						writeBuffer(el, buffer);
						if (document.activeElement === el) { //position the caret when in focus
							caret(el, seekNext(getLastValidPosition()));
						}
					}
				}
			}

//action object
			var valueBuffer;
			if (actionObj !== undefined) {
				switch (actionObj.action) {
					case "isComplete":
						el = actionObj.el;
						return isComplete(getBuffer());
					case "unmaskedvalue":
						if (el === undefined || actionObj.value !== undefined) {
							valueBuffer = actionObj.value;
							valueBuffer = ($.isFunction(opts.onBeforeMask) ? (opts.onBeforeMask(valueBuffer, opts) || valueBuffer) : valueBuffer).split("");
							checkVal(undefined, false, false, isRTL ? valueBuffer.reverse() : valueBuffer);
							if ($.isFunction(opts.onBeforeWrite)) opts.onBeforeWrite(undefined, getBuffer(), 0, opts);
						}
						return unmaskedvalue(el);
					case "mask":
						mask(el);
						break;
					case "format":
						valueBuffer = ($.isFunction(opts.onBeforeMask) ? (opts.onBeforeMask(actionObj.value, opts) || actionObj.value) : actionObj.value).split("");
						checkVal(undefined, true, false, isRTL ? valueBuffer.reverse() : valueBuffer);
						if (actionObj.metadata) {
							return {
								value: isRTL ? getBuffer().slice().reverse().join("") : getBuffer().join(""),
								metadata: maskScope.call(this, {
									"action": "getmetadata"
								}, maskset, opts)
							};
						}

						return isRTL ? getBuffer().slice().reverse().join("") : getBuffer().join("");
					case "isValid":
						if (actionObj.value) {
							valueBuffer = actionObj.value.split("");
							checkVal(undefined, true, true, isRTL ? valueBuffer.reverse() : valueBuffer);
						} else {
							actionObj.value = getBuffer().join("");
						}
						var buffer = getBuffer();
						var rl = determineLastRequiredPosition(),
							lmib = buffer.length - 1;
						for (; lmib > rl; lmib--) {
							if (isMask(lmib)) break;
						}
						buffer.splice(rl, lmib + 1 - rl);

						return isComplete(buffer) && actionObj.value === getBuffer().join("");
					case "getemptymask":
						return getBufferTemplate().join("");
					case "remove":
						if (el && el.inputmask) {
							$el = $(el);
							//writeout the value
							el.inputmask._valueSet(opts.autoUnmask ? unmaskedvalue(el) : el.inputmask._valueGet(true));
							//unbind all events
							EventRuler.off(el);
							//restore the value property
							var valueProperty;
							if (Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor && Object.getPrototypeOf) {
								valueProperty = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(Object.getPrototypeOf(el), "value");
								if (valueProperty) {
									if (el.inputmask.__valueGet) {
										Object.defineProperty(el, "value", {
											get: el.inputmask.__valueGet,
											set: el.inputmask.__valueSet,
											configurable: true
										});
									}
								}
							} else if (document.__lookupGetter__ && el.__lookupGetter__("value")) {
								if (el.inputmask.__valueGet) {
									el.__defineGetter__("value", el.inputmask.__valueGet);
									el.__defineSetter__("value", el.inputmask.__valueSet);
								}
							}
							//clear data
							el.inputmask = undefined;
						}
						return el;
						break;
					case "getmetadata":
						if ($.isArray(maskset.metadata)) {
							var maskTarget = getMaskTemplate(true, 0, false).join("");
							$.each(maskset.metadata, function (ndx, mtdt) {
								if (mtdt.mask === maskTarget) {
									maskTarget = mtdt;
									return false;
								}
							});
							return maskTarget;
						}

						return maskset.metadata;
				}
			}
		}

//make inputmask available
		return Inputmask;
	}
))
;