CalculatedField.DataType Property

For internal use.

Namespace: DevExpress.DashboardCommon

Assembly: DevExpress.Dashboard.v24.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
[DefaultValue(CalculatedFieldType.Auto)]
public CalculatedFieldType DataType { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(CalculatedFieldType.Auto)>
<Browsable(False)>
Public Property DataType As CalculatedFieldType

Property Value

Type	Default
CalculatedFieldType	Auto

Available values:

Name	Description
String	The field returns a String value (the String type).
Integer	The field returns an Integer value (the Int32 type).
Decimal	The field returns a Decimal value (the Decimal type).
Boolean	The field returns a Boolean value (the Boolean type).
DateTime	The field returns a date-time value (the DateTime type).
Object	The field returns a value of any type.
Auto	A field type is detected automatically based on the type of values returned by CalculatedField.Expression.
Double	The field returns a Double value (the Double type).

Remarks

The type of a newly created calculated field is detected automatically based on the type of values returned by the specified expression. To change the type of the calculated field, insert the required conversion function (such as ToStr, ToDecimal, ToInt, etc.) into the calculated field’s expression (the CalculatedField.Expression property). For instance, the following expression contains the ToDecimal conversion function that is used to change the default field type:

ToDecimal([UnitPrice] * (1 - [Discount]))

Use the IDashboardDataSource.GetFieldSourceType property to get the calculated field’s type.