FieldOptions.UseCurrentCultureDateTimeFormat Property

Gets or sets whether the current culture’s short date and time display settings should be used to format DateTime value for display.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v18.2.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(false)]
public bool UseCurrentCultureDateTimeFormat { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(False)>
Public Property UseCurrentCultureDateTimeFormat As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	**false**	true, to use the current culture settings; false to use a predefined fixed format.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Library	Object Type	Path to UseCurrentCultureDateTimeFormat
WinForms Controls	SnapControlOptions	.Fields.UseCurrentCultureDateTimeFormat
	RichEditControlOptions	.Fields.UseCurrentCultureDateTimeFormat
WPF Controls	RichEditControlOptions	.Fields.UseCurrentCultureDateTimeFormat
Office File API	RichEditControlOptionsBase	.Fields.UseCurrentCultureDateTimeFormat

Remarks

The UseCurrentCultureDateTimeFormat option is accessible using RichEditControl.Options.Fields.UseCurrentCultureDateTimeFormat or RichEditDocumentServer.Options.Fields.UseCurrentCultureDateTimeFormat notation.

The UseCurrentCultureDateTimeFormat option enables you to change the default formatting used to display DateTime values in document fields. If this option is set to true, the current culture’s Date and Time settings will be used. If the option is false (the default value), DateTime values are displayed using the “M/d/yyyy” formatting for the date and the “h:mm tt” formatting for time values.

The display format of the following fields is dependent on the UseCurrentCultureDateTimeFormat option:

• CREATEDATE
• DATE
• TIME
• MERGEFIELD