XRPageInfo.TextFormatString Property

Specifies the output format for the control’s bound value (provided by the applied expression, data binding or summary).

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UI

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(true)]
public override string TextFormatString { get; set; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(True)>
Public Overrides Property TextFormatString As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A string that specifies the control’s format.

Remarks

When the UserDesignerOptions.DataBindingMode is set to DataBindingMode.Expressions or DataBindingMode.ExpressionsAdvanced, use the TextFormatString property to specify the control’s format.

The following code snippet demonstrates how to display the current date and time and specify the output format.

C#

//...
xrPageInfo1.PageInfo = DevExpress.XtraPrinting.PageInfo.DateTime;
xrPageInfo1.TextFormatString = "{0:MMMM d, yyyy}";

VB.NET

'...
xrPageInfo1.PageInfo = DevExpress.XtraPrinting.PageInfo.DateTime
xrPageInfo1.TextFormatString = "{0:MMMM d, yyyy}"

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

Reporting_how-to-implement-a-custom-authorization-service-t488888/CS/AuthorizationService/Reports/CategoriesReport.cs#L379

this.xrPageInfo2.TextAlignment = DevExpress.XtraPrinting.TextAlignment.TopRight;
this.xrPageInfo2.TextFormatString = "Page {0} of {1}";
//

VB.NET

Reporting_how-to-implement-a-custom-authorization-service-t488888/VB/AuthorizationService/Reports/CategoriesReport.vb#L363

Me.xrPageInfo2.TextAlignment = DevExpress.XtraPrinting.TextAlignment.TopRight
Me.xrPageInfo2.TextFormatString = "Page {0} of {1}"
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