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Format String Dialog Box

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Enables you to construct a string used to format data displayed in places such as a ListBox control or a DataGridView cell. In this dialog box, you can choose from a list of standard format types and specify additional details as necessary.

  • Format type
    Sets the basic kind of formatting required, such as date or currency format.

  • Null value
    Indicates a string to display when the value is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or DBNull.Value.

  • Decimal places
    For number formats, sets the number of digits displayed after the decimal sign.

  • Type
    For the Date Time format type, indicates how the information will be presented.

  • Custom format
    Sets the format string manually.

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Windows Forms Designer User Interface Elements

Windows Forms Designer Dialog Boxes

Formatting Types