Format Property
Specifies the input and output formatting of a control's Value property. Available at design time and run time.
Control.Format[ = cFunction]
Return Value
cFunction
Specifies the character constraints for data entry and formatting for display.The following table lists the valid cFunction values for the appropriate controls.
cFunction
EditBox control
K
Spinner control
$
^
K
L
R
TextBox control and Column object
!
$
^
A
D
E
F
K
L
M
R
T
YS
YL
EditBox control, TextBox control, Column object, and Spinner control
Z
Remarks
Applies To: Column Object | ComboBox Control | EditBox Control | Spinner Control | TextBox Control (Visual FoxPro)
The Format property specifies a behavior for the entire input field. You can mix several Format codes, but they always affect everything in the input field. This property contrasts to the InputMask property in which each entry in the input mask corresponds to an entry in the input field.
The Format property mimics the behavior of the FUNCTION clause in the @ ... GET and @ ... EDIT commands.