NamedRange.NumberFormatLocal Property

Gets or sets the format code for the NamedRange control in the language of the user.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Property NumberFormatLocal As Object
    Get
    Set
Object NumberFormatLocal { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Object
The format code for the NamedRange control in the language of the user.

Remarks

The Format function uses different format code strings than do the NumberFormat and NumberFormatLocal properties.

Examples

The following code example uses the NumberFormat property to format a date string in a NamedRange. The example also uses the NumberFormatLocal property to display the date format in the language of the user.

This example is for a document-level customization.

Private formatRange As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange

Private Sub ApplyNumberFormatting()
    formatRange = Me.Controls.AddNamedRange( _
        Me.Range("C1"), "formatRange")

    Me.formatRange.Value2 = "4-Apr-1974"
    Me.formatRange.NumberFormat = "m/d/yyyy"

    ' Display the number format in the language of the user.
    MessageBox.Show("The number format for the NamedRange is: " & _
        Me.formatRange.NumberFormatLocal.ToString())
End Sub
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.NamedRange formatRange;
private void ApplyNumberFormatting()
{
    formatRange = this.Controls.AddNamedRange(
         this.Range["C1", missing], "formatRange");

    this.formatRange.Value2 = "4-Apr-1974";
    this.formatRange.NumberFormat = "m/d/yyyy";

    // Display the number format in the language of the user.
    MessageBox.Show("The number format for the NamedRange is: " +
        this.formatRange.NumberFormatLocal.ToString());
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

NamedRange Interface

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace