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FormatString Element for ListItem for ListControl

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Specifies a format pattern that defines how the property or script value is displayed.

Schema

  • Configuration Element
  • ViewDefinitions Element
  • View Element
  • ListControl Element
  • ListEntries Element
  • ListEntry Element
  • ListItems Element
  • ListItem Element
  • FormatString Element

Syntax

<FormatString>PropertyPattern</FormatString>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe the attributes, child elements, and the parent element of the FormatString element.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element Description
ListItem Element Defines the property or script whose value is displayed in a row of the list view.

Text Value

Specify the pattern that is used to format the data. For example, you can use this pattern to format the value of any property that is of type System.Timespan: {0:MMM}{0:dd}{0:HH}:{0:mm}.

Remarks

Format strings can be used when creating table views, list views, wide views, or custom views. For more information about formatting a value displayed in a view, see Formatting Displayed Data.

For more information about using format strings in list views, see Creating List View.

Example

The following example shows how to define a formatting string for the value of the StartTime property.

<ListItem>
  <PropertyName>StartTime</PropertyName>
  <FormatString>{0:MMM} {0:DD} {0:HH}:{0:MM}</FormatString>
</ListItem>

See Also

Creating a List View

ListItem Element

Writing a Windows PowerShell Formatting and Types File