CalculatedField.DataType Property

Gets or sets the type of the value returned by the calculated field.

Namespace: DevExpress.DashboardCommon

Assembly: DevExpress.Dashboard.v20.2.Core.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Dashboard.Core, DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Dashboard.Core

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	Description
CalculatedFieldType	**Auto**	A CalculatedFieldType enumeration member specifying the type of the value returned by the calculated field.

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 DataType property specifies the type of value (Boolean, DateTime, String, etc.) returned by a calculated field after evaluating its expression, specified via the CalculatedField.Expression property.

Use the CalculatedField.Name property to specify the calculated field’s name.