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Enables you to construct a string used to format data displayed in places such as a ListBox control or a DataGridView cell. In this dialog box, you can choose from a list of standard format types and specify additional details as necessary.
- Format type
Sets the basic kind of formatting required, such as date or currency format.
- Null value
Indicates a string to display when the value is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or System.DBNull.Value.
- Decimal places
For number formats, sets the number of digits displayed after the decimal sign.
- Type
For the Date Time format type, indicates how the information will be presented.
- Custom format
Sets the format string manually.
See Also
Other Resources
Windows Forms Designer User Interface Elements
Windows Forms Designer Dialog Boxes
Formatting Types