Format Property

Description

The Format property gets or sets the date format.

Property Type

Read-write property

Syntax (Visual Basic)

Public Property Format() As String

Remarks

Valid date format string flags:

m - Month as decimal number (01-12)
d - Day of month as decimal number (01-31)
%Y - Year with century, as decimal number

For example, the format string for 05/22/2004 is "%m%d%Y".

Example

PropertyGridItemDate Sample (Visual Basic)
This sample illustrates how to add an item of type PropertyItemDate to your grid.

'*********************************************************************  
' PropertyItemDate Example  
'*********************************************************************  

Dim DateItem As PropertyGridItemDate  

' Adds a date item with an initial date of 01/31/2005  
Set DateItem = Category.AddChildItem(PropertyItemDate, "DateItem", "01/31/2005")  

' Sets date format to MM/DD/YYYY  
DateItem.Format = "%m%d%Y"  

' Returns the currently set date formatted with the mask MM/DD/YYYY  
Debug.Print "Currently set date (MM/DD/YYYY): " & DateItem.Value  

' Returns the currently set date without a format mask  
Debug.Print "Unformatted date (MMDDYYYY): " & DateItem.MaskedText  

' Returns the date using the Month, Day, and Year properties  
Debug.Print "Current Date: " & DateItem.Month & "/" & DateItem.Day & "/" & DateItem.Year