Description
Obtains the display format assigned to a column in a DataWindow control or DataStore object.
Applies to
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DataWindow type |
Method applies to |
|---|---|
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PowerBuilder |
DataWindow control, DataWindowChild object, DataStore object |
Syntax
PowerBuilder
string dwcontrol.GetFormat ( string column ) string dwcontrol.GetFormat ( integer column )
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Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
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dwcontrol |
A reference to a DataWindow control, DataStore, or child DataWindow. |
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column |
The column for which you want the display format. Column can be a column number (integer) or a column name (string). |
Return value
Returns the display format specification for column in dwcontrol. If an error occurs, GetFormat returns the empty string (" ").
If any argument value is null, in PowerBuilder and JavaScript the method returns null.
Usage
If you want to change the display format of a column temporarily, you can use GetFormat to save the current format.
Examples
These statements save the format of column salary of dw_employee before changing it to a new format:
string OldFormat, NewFormat = "$##,###.00"
OldFormat = dw_employee.GetFormat("salary")
dw_employee.SetFormat("salary", NewFormat)See also
