DateTimeFieldFormat Class

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

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class DateTimeFieldFormat
    Inherits ReportObjectProperty
    Implements IDisposable

public class DateTimeFieldFormat : ReportObjectProperty, IDisposable

Example

This example retrieves the DateTimeFieldFormat object through the DateTimeFormat property of the FieldFormat object.

'Declaration

      Private Function GetDateTimeFieldFormat _
         (ByVal reportObjectName As String) As DateTimeFieldFormat

         Dim field As FieldObject
         Dim dateTimeFormat As DateTimeFieldFormat

         If TypeOf _
            (Report.ReportDefinition.ReportObjects. _
            Item(reportObjectName)) Is FieldObject Then
            field = _
               Report.ReportDefinition.ReportObjects. _
               Item(reportObjectName)
            If field.DataSource.ValueType = _
               FieldValueType.DateTimeField Then
               dateTimeFormat = field.FieldFormat.DateTimeFormat
               GetDateTimeFieldFormat = dateTimeFormat
            Else : GetDateTimeFieldFormat = Nothing
            End If
         Else : GetDateTimeFieldFormat = Nothing
         End If
      End Function
      

      private DateTimeFieldFormat GetDateTimeFieldFormat
         (string reportObjectName)
      {
         FieldObject field;
         DateTimeFieldFormat dateTimeFormat;
         field =
            Report.ReportDefinition.ReportObjects[reportObjectName]
            as FieldObject;
         if (field != null)
         {
            if (field.DataSource.ValueType ==
               FieldValueType.DateTimeField)
            {
               dateTimeFormat = field.FieldFormat.DateTimeFormat;
               return dateTimeFormat;
            }
            else return null;
         }
         else return null;
      }
      

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object
   EngineObjectBase
      ReportObjectProperty
         DateTimeFieldFormat

Version Information

Crystal Reports Basic for Visual Studio 2008

Supported since: Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET 2002

See Also

Reference

DateTimeFieldFormat Members
CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine Namespace