Monday, October 25, 2010

Format string definitions (Named Formats)

Format Name Description
General Number Display number with no thousand separator.
Currency Display number with thousand separator, if appropriate; display two digits to the right of the decimal separator. Output is based on system locale settings.
Fixed Display at least one digit to the left and two digits to the right of the decimal separator.
Standard Display number with thousand separator, at least one digit to the left and two digits to the right of the decimal separator.
Percent Display number multiplied by 100 with a percent sign (%) appended to the right; always display two digits to the right of the decimal separator.
Scientific Use standard scientific notation.
Yes/No Display No if number is 0; otherwise, display Yes.
True/False Display False if number is 0; otherwise, display True.
On/Off Display Off if number is 0; otherwise, display On.
General Date Display a date and/or time. For real numbers, display a date and time, for example, 4/3/93 05:34 PM. If there is no fractional part, display only a date, for example, 4/3/93. If there is no integer part, display time only, for example, 05:34 PM. Date display is determined by your system settings.
Long Date Display a date according to your system's long date format.
Medium Date Display a date using the medium date format appropriate for the language version of the host application.
Short Date Display a date using your system's short date format.
Long Time Display a time using your system's long time format; includes hours, minutes, seconds.
Medium Time Display time in 12-hour format using hours and minutes and the AM/PM designator.
Short Time Display a time using the 24-hour format, for example, 17:45.

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