GeneralFormatter Constructor(String)

Creates a new custom formatter with the specified format string.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Function New( _
   ByVal format As System.String _
)

'Usage
 
Dim format As System.String
 
Dim instance As New GeneralFormatter(format)

public GeneralFormatter( 
   System.string format
)

Parameters

format: The format string.

Example

This example creates several different formatters.

double dvalue = 12345.6789;       
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[0, 0].Formatter = new GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter(GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.FormatMode.StandardNumericMode, "c");
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[0, 0].Value = dvalue;
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[0, 1].Formatter = new GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter(GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.FormatMode.StandardDateTimeMode, "M");
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].SetValue(0, 1, new DateTime(2011, 2, 9));
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[0, 2].Formatter = new GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter("m");
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].SetValue(0, 2, new DateTime(2012, 10, 15));
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[0, 3].Formatter = new GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter();
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].SetValue(0, 3, new DateTime(2012, 10, 15));
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[0, 4].Formatter = new GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter(GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.FormatMode.CustomMode, "#.#%");
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].SetValue(0, 4, 1);
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[1, 0].Formatter = new GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter(GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.FormatMode.CustomMode, "[>2]0.0;[<-3]0.0;zero;");
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].SetValue(1, 0, 3);
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[2, 0].Formatter = new GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter(GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.FormatMode.CustomMode, "[Red](#,##0.00)");
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].SetValue(2, 0, 3);
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].Cells[3, 0].Formatter = new GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter(GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.FormatMode.CustomMode, @"(#.##)\[;-#.##\]\[;0.0\]\[;zero\]");
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].SetValue(3, 0, 3);
gcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate();

VB.NET

Dim dvalue As Double
dvalue = 12345.6789
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 0).Formatter = New GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter(GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.FormatMode.StandardNumericMode, "c")
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 0).Value = dvalue
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 1).Formatter = New GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter(GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.FormatMode.StandardDateTimeMode, "M")
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).SetValue(0, 1, New DateTime(2011, 2, 9))
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 2).Formatter = New GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter("m")
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).SetValue(0, 2, New DateTime(2012, 10, 15))
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 3).Formatter = New GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter()
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).SetValue(0, 3, New DateTime(2012, 10, 15))
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(0, 4).Formatter = New GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter(GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.FormatMode.CustomMode, "#.#%")
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).SetValue(0, 4, 1)
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(1, 0).Formatter = New GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter(GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.FormatMode.CustomMode, "[>2]0.0;[<-3]0.0;zero;")
GcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).SetValue(1, 0, 3)
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(2, 0).Formatter = New GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter(GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.FormatMode.CustomMode, "[Red](#,##0.00)")
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).SetValue(2, 0, 3)
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).Cells(3, 0).Formatter = New GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.GeneralFormatter(GrapeCity.Windows.SpreadSheet.Data.FormatMode.CustomMode, "(#.##)\[;-#.##\]\[;0.0\]\[;zero\]")
gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).SetValue(3, 0, 3)
GcSpreadSheet1.Invalidate()

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows 8 Desktop, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows Server 2000, Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows XP (SP2), Windows 2008, Windows 2003 Server (SP1)

Reference

GeneralFormatter Class
GeneralFormatter Members
Overload List