Using string display formats – PB Docs 2021

Using string
display formats

Applies to

Display formats

Description

A string display format can have two sections. The first section is
required. The second section is optional and specifies how to represent
NULLs.

string-format;null-format

1	string-format;null-format

The following table shows characters that have special meaning in
string display formats.

Character	Meaning
@	A character

All other characters (including spaces) display as entered in the
mask.

Examples

This format mask:

[red](@@@) @@@-@@@@

1	[red](@@@) @@@-@@@@

displays the string 800YESCELT in red as:

(800) YES-CELT

1	(800) YES-CELT

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