displayInfo

Specifies a property's display information. There should be only one displayInfo element for each propertyDescription.

If there are multiple elements, the last one is used. If no displayInfo element is provided, then the default attribute settings are applied to the property description.

Syntax

<!-- displayInfo -->
<xs:element name="displayInfo">
    <xs:complexType>
        <xs:all>
            <xs:element name="stringFormat" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
                <xs:complexType>
                    <xs:attribute name="formatAs">
                        <xs:simpleType>
                            <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                                <xs:enumeration value="General"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="FileName"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="FilePath"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Hyperlink"/>
                            </xs:restriction>
                        </xs:simpleType>
                    </xs:attribute>
                </xs:complexType>
            </xs:element>
            <xs:element name="booleanFormat" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
                <xs:complexType>
                    <xs:attribute name="formatAs">
                        <xs:simpleType>
                            <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                                <xs:enumeration value="YesNo"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="OnOff"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="TrueFalse"/>
                            </xs:restriction>
                        </xs:simpleType>
                    </xs:attribute>
                </xs:complexType>
            </xs:element>
            <xs:element name="numberFormat" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
                <xs:complexType>
                    <xs:attribute name="formatAs">
                        <xs:simpleType>
                            <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                                <xs:enumeration value="General"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Percentage"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="ByteSize"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="KBSize"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="SampleSize"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Bitrate"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="SampleRate"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="FrameRate"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Pixels"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="DPI"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Duration"/>
                            </xs:restriction>
                        </xs:simpleType>
                    </xs:attribute>
                    <xs:attribute name="formatDurationAs">
                        <xs:simpleType>
                            <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                                <xs:enumeration value="hh:mm"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="hh:mm:ss"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="hh:mm:ss.fff"/>
                            </xs:restriction>
                        </xs:simpleType>
                    </xs:attribute>
                </xs:complexType>
            </xs:element>
            <xs:element name="dateTimeFormat" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
                <xs:complexType>
                    <xs:attribute name="formatAs">
                        <xs:simpleType>
                            <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                                <xs:enumeration value="General"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Month"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="YearMonth"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Year"/>
                            </xs:restriction>
                        </xs:simpleType>
                    </xs:attribute>
                    <xs:attribute name="formatTimeAs">
                        <xs:simpleType>
                            <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                                <xs:enumeration value="ShortTime"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="LongTime"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="HideTime"/>
                            </xs:restriction>
                        </xs:simpleType>
                    </xs:attribute>
                    <xs:attribute name="formatDateAs">
                        <xs:simpleType>
                            <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                                <xs:enumeration value="ShortDate"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="LongDate"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="HideDate"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="RelativeShortDate"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="RelativeLongDate"/>
                            </xs:restriction>
                        </xs:simpleType>
                    </xs:attribute>
                </xs:complexType>
            </xs:element>
            <xs:element name="enumeratedList" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
                <xs:complexType>
                    <xs:sequence>
                        <xs:element name="enum" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
                            <xs:complexType>
                                <xs:attribute name="value" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
                                <xs:attribute name="text" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
                            </xs:complexType>
                        </xs:element>
                        <xs:element name="enumRange" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
                            <xs:complexType>
                                <xs:attribute name="minValue" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
                                <xs:attribute name="setValue" type="xs:string"/>
                                <xs:attribute name="text" type="xs:string"/>
                            </xs:complexType>
                        </xs:element>
                    </xs:sequence>

                    <xs:attribute name="defaultText" type="xs:string"/>
                    <xs:attribute name="useValueForDefault" type="xs:boolean"/>
                </xs:complexType>
            </xs:element>
            <xs:element name="drawControl" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
                <xs:complexType>
                    <xs:attribute name="control">
                        <xs:simpleType>
                            <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                                <xs:enumeration value="Default"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="MultiLineText"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="MultiValueText"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="PercentBar"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="ProgressBar"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Rating"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="StaticText"/>
                            </xs:restriction>
                        </xs:simpleType>
                    </xs:attribute>
                </xs:complexType>
            </xs:element>
            <xs:element name="editControl" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
                <xs:complexType>
                    <xs:attribute name="control">
                        <xs:simpleType>
                            <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                                <xs:enumeration value="Default"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Calendar"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="CheckboxDropList"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="DropList"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="MultiLineText"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="MultiValueText"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Rating"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Text"/>
                            </xs:restriction>
                        </xs:simpleType>
                    </xs:attribute>
                </xs:complexType>
            </xs:element>
            <xs:element name="filterControl" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
                <xs:complexType>
                    <xs:attribute name="control">
                        <xs:simpleType>
                            <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                                <xs:enumeration value="Default"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Calendar"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Rating"/>
                            </xs:restriction>
                        </xs:simpleType>
                    </xs:attribute>
                </xs:complexType>
            </xs:element>
            <xs:element name="queryControl" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
                <xs:complexType>
                    <xs:attribute name="control">
                        <xs:simpleType>
                            <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                                <xs:enumeration value="Default"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Boolean"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Calendar"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="CheckboxDropList"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="DropList"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="MultiValueText"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="NumericText"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Rating"/>
                                <xs:enumeration value="Text"/>
                            </xs:restriction>
                        </xs:simpleType>
                    </xs:attribute>
                </xs:complexType>
            </xs:element>
        </xs:all>

        <xs:attribute name="defaultColumnWidth" type="xs:nonNegativeInteger" default="20"/>
        <xs:attribute name="displayType">
            <xs:simpleType>
                <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                    <xs:enumeration value="String"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Number"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Boolean"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="DateTime"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Enumerated"/>
                </xs:restriction>
            </xs:simpleType>
        </xs:attribute>
        
        <xs:attribute name="alignment" default="Left">
            <xs:simpleType>
                <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                    <xs:enumeration value="Left"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Center"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Right"/>
                </xs:restriction>
            </xs:simpleType>
        </xs:attribute>
        <xs:attribute name="relativeDescriptionType">
            <xs:simpleType>
                <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                    <xs:enumeration value="General"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Date"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Size"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Count"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Revision"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Length"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Duration"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Speed"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Rate"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Rating"/>
                    <xs:enumeration value="Priority"/>
                </xs:restriction>
            </xs:simpleType>
        </xs:attribute>
        <xs:attribute name="defaultSortDirection" default="Ascending">
            <xs:simpleType>
                <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
                  <xs:enumeration value="Ascending"/>
                  <xs:enumeration value="Descending"/>
                </xs:restriction>
            </xs:simpleType>
        </xs:attribute>
    </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

Element Information

Parent Element	Child Elements
propertyDescription	stringFormat
	booleanFormat
	numberFormat
	dateTimeFormat
	enumeratedList
	drawControl
	editControl
	filterControl
	queryControl (Windows Vista only. Not supported in Windows 7 and later.)

 

Attributes

Attribute	Description
defaultColumnWidth	Public. Optional. Default is "20".
displayType	Public. Optional. Default is "String". Specifies the type of the display string. Once set here, the associated PROPDESC_DISPLAYTYPE values are retrieved by IPropertyDescription::GetDisplayType. The following are valid types. Value Meaning String Default. Value is displayed as a string. Use "stringFormat" to format. Method returns PDDT_STRING. Number Default for numeric properties. Value is displayed as a number. Use "numberFormat" to format. Method returns PDDT_NUMBER. Boolean Default if <typeInfo type="Boolean">. Value is displayed as a boolean. Use "booleanFormat" to format. Method returns PDDT_BOOLEAN. DateTime Default if <typeInfo type="DateTime">. Value is displayed as a date or time. Use "dateTimeFormat" to format. Method returns PDDT_DATETIME. Enumeration Value is displayed as a display string mapping provided by the "enumeratedList" element. Method returns PDDT_ENUMERATED.
alignment	Optional. Default is "Left". Value Meaning Left Default. Align left. Center Align center. Right Align right.
relativeDescriptionType	Optional. Default is "General". Specifies how two values of this property should be described when they are compared with one another. In the case of equivalency, "Same" is always used. IPropertyDescription::GetRelativeDescription and IPropertyDescription::GetRelativeDescriptionType use this value to determine what relative description display names to use. Value Meaning General Default. Uses "Different" / "Same" / "Different". Date Default if <typeInfo type="DateTime">. Uses "Earlier" / "Same" / "Later", or uses "Older" / "Same" / "Newer", or uses "Sooner" / "Same" / "Later". Size Uses "Smaller" / "Same" / "Larger" Count Uses "Smaller" / "Same" / "Larger" Revision Uses "Earlier" / "Same" / "Later" Length Uses "Shorter" / "Same" / "Longer" Duration Uses "Shorter" / "Same" / "Longer" Speed Uses "Slower" / "Same" / "Faster" Rate Uses "Slower" / "Same" / "Faster" Rating Uses "Lower" / "Same" / "Higher" Priority Uses "Lower" / "Same" / "Higher"
defaultSortDirection	Specifies sort direction. Default is "Ascending". Value Meaning Ascending Sorts ascending. Descending Sorts descending.