Sets the format of the column's data.
public void setDataFormat( IDataFormat value )
value
An object implementing the IDataFormat interface that specifies the format of the data in the column.
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