Description
The display format for a column.
You can use the GetFormat and SetFormat methods instead of Describe and Modify to get and change a column's display format. The advantage to using Modify is the ability to specify an expression.
Applies to
Column and Computed Field controls
Syntax
PowerBuilder dot notation:
dw_control.Object.controlname.Format
Describe and Modify argument:
"controlname.Format { = ' value ' }"
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Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
|
controlname |
The name of the column or computed field for which you want to get or set the display format. |
|
value |
(exp) A string specifying the display format. See the section called “Defining display formats” in Users Guide for information on constructing display formats. Value can be a quoted DataWindow expression. |
Usage
In the painter
Select the control and set the value in the Properties view, Format tab.
If you want to add text to a numeric display format and use a color attribute, you must include the escape character (\) before each literal in the mask. For example:
[red]\D\e\p\t\: ###
Examples
setting = dw1.Object.phone.Format
dw1.Object."phone.Format = "[red](@@@)@@@-@@@@;'None'"
setting = dw1.Describe("phone.Format")
dw1.Modify( &
"phone.Format='[red](@@@)@@@-@@@@;~~~'None~~~''")See also
GetFormat function in the section called “GetFormat”
SetFormat function in the section called “SetFormat”
