Column.setDataFormat

Sets the format of the column's data.

Syntax

public void setDataFormat( IDataFormat value )

Parameters

value

An object implementing the IDataFormat interface that specifies the format of the data in the column.

Remarks

The dataFormat property affects how the data is displayed in the grid column; it does not affect how the data is stored in the underlying recordset. You can specify a format for the following types of data values:

Data type	IDataFormat object
boolean	BooleanDataFormat
date or time	DateDataFormat
numerical	NumberDataFormat

For information about setting the dataFormat property in the Properties window, see Formatting Data.

See Also getDataFormat