Display Format:Format Property

Short Name: Format

Installed With: Base Package

Class: Digital Properties

Specifies the format of the digital numeric value. This property accepts the following format values: 0-Decimal, 1-Scientific, 2-Engineering, 3-Binary, 4-Octal, 5-Hexadecimal, 6-Relative Time, 7-Date and Time, 8-SI, and 9-Custom (read-only). You cannot wire a value of 9 to this property because the value is read-only. This property returns a value of 9 if the object uses automatic formatting, the format string contains text, or the format string includes more than one format specifier.

If you select floating point representation for the digital numeric value, you cannot wire a value of 3, 4, or 5 to this property. Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal formats are not valid for floating point numbers. If you wire one of these values, this property returns an error.

This property is an element of the Display Format property.

This property is similar to the Display Format item in the shortcut menu of a numeric control or indicator and the Format option on the Display Format page of the Properties dialog box.

Remarks

The following table lists the characteristics of this property.