GetFormat
method (DataWindows)
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 |
Syntax
PowerBuilder
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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 |
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column |
The column for which you want the display format. |
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:
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string OldFormat, NewFormat = "$##,###.00" OldFormat = dw_employee.GetFormat("salary") dw_employee.SetFormat("salary", NewFormat) |
See also