RepositoryItem.GetDisplayText(FormatInfo, Object) Method

Returns the text representation of the specified value, formatted according to the specified settings.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v19.1.dll

Declaration

C#

public virtual string GetDisplayText(
    FormatInfo format,
    object editValue
)

VB.NET

Public Overridable Function GetDisplayText(
    format As FormatInfo,
    editValue As Object
) As String

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
format	FormatInfo	A FormatInfo object that specifies formatting settings.
editValue	Object	A value to be formatted.

Returns

Type	Description
String	A string that specifies the value’s formatted text representation.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-create-a-masked-editor-with-specified-ranges-for-every-mask-part-e3379/CS/RangedMaskSample/RepositoryItemMaskButtonEdit.cs#L73

    return base.GetDisplayText(format, editValue);
}

how-to-provide-custom-text-for-certain-values-in-a-custom-xtraeditors-control-e1491/CS/CustomDisplayText/MyTextEdit.cs#L29

public override string GetDisplayText(FormatInfo format, object editValue) {
    return base.GetDisplayText(format, editValue);
}

how-to-create-an-analog-of-gridlookupedit-with-treelist-in-a-popup-window-e4319/CS/RepositoryItemTreeListLookUpEdit.cs#L455

{
    return base.GetDisplayText(format, editValue);
}

VB.NET

how-to-create-a-masked-editor-with-specified-ranges-for-every-mask-part-e3379/VB/RangedMaskSample/RepositoryItemMaskButtonEdit.vb#L67

    Return MyBase.GetDisplayText(format, editValue)
End Function

how-to-provide-custom-text-for-certain-values-in-a-custom-xtraeditors-control-e1491/VB/CustomDisplayText/MyTextEdit.vb#L32

Public Overrides Overloads Function GetDisplayText(ByVal format As FormatInfo, ByVal editValue As Object) As String
    Return MyBase.GetDisplayText(format, editValue)
End Function

how-to-create-an-analog-of-gridlookupedit-with-treelist-in-a-popup-window-e4319/VB/RepositoryItemTreeListLookUpEdit.vb#L457

If OwnerEdit Is Nothing Then
    Return MyBase.GetDisplayText(format, editValue)
End If