DateFieldFormat Class

Allows you to get and set date format options for a date field in a report.

Namespace CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine Assembly CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine (CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class DateFieldFormat
    Inherits ReportObjectProperty
    Implements IDisposable

public class DateFieldFormat : ReportObjectProperty, IDisposable

Example

This example retrieves the DateFieldFormat object through the DateFormat property of the FieldFormat object.

'Declaration

      Private Function GetDateFieldFormat _
         (ByVal reportObjectName As String) As DateFieldFormat

         Dim field As FieldObject
         Dim dateFormat As DateFieldFormat

         If TypeOf _
            (Report.ReportDefinition.ReportObjects. _
            Item(reportObjectName)) Is FieldObject Then
            field = _
               Report.ReportDefinition.ReportObjects. _
               Item(reportObjectName)
            If field.DataSource.ValueType = _
               FieldValueType.DateField Then
               dateFormat = field.FieldFormat.DateFormat
               GetDateFieldFormat = dateFormat
            Else : GetDateFieldFormat = Nothing
            End If
         Else : GetDateFieldFormat = Nothing
         End If
      End Function
      

      private DateFieldFormat GetDateFieldFormat
         (string reportObjectName)
      {
         FieldObject field;
         DateFieldFormat dateFormat;
         field =
            Report.ReportDefinition.ReportObjects[reportObjectName]
            as FieldObject;
         if (field != null)
         {
            if (field.DataSource.ValueType == FieldValueType.DateField)
            {
               dateFormat = field.FieldFormat.DateFormat;
               return dateFormat;
            }
            else return null;
         }
         else return null;
      }
      

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object
   EngineObjectBase
      ReportObjectProperty
         DateFieldFormat

Version Information

Crystal Reports Basic for Visual Studio 2008

Supported since: Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET 2002

See Also

Reference

DateFieldFormat Members
CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine Namespace