DataGridTextBoxColumn.Format Property

The Format property specifies how values are displayed in the column. For example, set the property to "c" to specify that the values will be formatted as the local currency. The CultureInfo for the computer is used to determine the actual currency format. The values are automatically unformatted to the native type when data is changed.

For more information about formatting characters, see Formatting Types and Custom Date and Time Format Strings.

The format you apply should be appropriate to the data type. For example, if the data is numeric in nature use one of the numeric format strings.

You can change the CultureInfo for a DataGridTextBoxColumn by setting the FormatInfo property to a new CultureInfo instance constructed with an appropriate culture ID.

To set the CultureInfo for the application, set the CurrentCulture property of the Application object to a new CultureInfo instance constructed with an appropriate culture ID.

The following example creates a new CultureInfo object and assigns it to the FormatInfo property of a DataGridTextBoxColumn object. The example also sets the Format property to "c" to specify that the column should display values as currency.

private void ChangeColumnCultureInfo(){
   /* Create a new CultureInfo object using the 
   the locale ID for Italy. */
   System.Globalization.CultureInfo ItalyCultureInfo= 
   new CultureInfo(0x0410);

   /* Cast a column that holds numeric values to the   
   DataGridTextBoxColumn type, and set the FormatInfo
   property to the new CultureInfo object. */
   DataGridTextBoxColumn myGridTextBoxColumn = 
   (DataGridTextBoxColumn) myDataGrid.TableStyles["Orders"].
   GridColumnStyles["OrderAmount"];
   myGridTextBoxColumn.FormatInfo = ItalyCultureInfo;
   myGridTextBoxColumn.Format = "c";
}

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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