For instance:
- the "currency(value)" displays the column using the current format for the currency ie, 1000 gets displayed as $1,000.00
- the "longdate(date(value))" converts the value to a date and gets the long format to display the date in the column, ie #1/1/2001# displays instead Monday, January 01, 2001
- the "'<b>' + ((0:=proper(value)) left 1) + '</b>' + (=:0 mid 2)" converts the name to proper, so the first letter is capitalized, bolds the first character, and let unchanged the rest, ie a "mihai filimon" gets displayed "Mihai Filimon".
- the "len(value) ? ((0:=dbl(value)) < 10 ? '<fgcolor=808080><font ;7>' : '<b>') + currency(=:0)" displays the cells that contains not empty daya, the value in currency format, with a different font and color for values less than 10, and bolded for those that are greater than 10, as can see in the following screen shot in the column (A+B+C):
The value keyword in the FormatColumn property indicates the value to be formatted.
The expression supports cell's identifiers as follows:
- %0, %1, %2, ...{any} specifies the value of the cell in the column with the index 0, 1 2, ... The CellCaption property defines the cell's value. For example, "%0 format ``" formats the value in the cell at index 0 using the current regional settings, while "int(%1)" converts the value in the cell at index 1 to an integer.
- %C0, %C1, %C2, ...{string} specifies the caption of the cell, or the string the cell displays in the column with the index 0, 1 2, ... The CellCaption property gets the cell's formatted caption. The cell's displayed string may differ from its actual value. For example, if a cell displays HTML content, %0 returns the HTML format including the tags, while %C0 returns the cell's content as a plain string without HTML tags. For instance, "upper(%C1)" converts the caption of the cell at index 1 to uppercase, while "%C0 left 2" returns the leftmost two characters of the caption in the cell at index 0.
- %CD0, %CD1, %CD2, ...{any} specifies the cell's extra data in the column with the index 0, 1 2, ... The CellData property associates any extra/user data to a cell. For example, "%CD0 = your user data" specifies all cells in the column with index 0 whose CellData property is equal to your user data.
- %CS0, %CS1, %CS2, ...{number} specifies the cell's state in the column with the index 0, 1 2, ... The CellState property defines the state of a cell, indicating whether it is checked or unchecked. For example, "%CS0" identifies all checked items in the column with index 0, while "not %CS1" identifies all unchecked items in the column with index 1.
- %CC0, %CC1, %CC2, ... {number} retrieve the number of child items (this keyword consistently returns identical results for all cells since it pertains to the item that hosts each cell). The ChildCount property returns the number of child items. For example, "%CC0" identifies all parent items, while "%CC0 = 0" identifies all leaf items.
- %CX0, %CX1, %CX2, ... {boolean} returns true if the item hosting the cell is expanded, or false if it is collapsed (this keyword consistently returns identical results for all cells since it pertains to the item that hosts each cell). The ExpandItem property specifically indicates whether the item is expanded or collapsed. For example, "%CX0" refers to all expanded items, while "not %CX0" identifies all collapsed items
This property/method supports predefined constants and operators/functions as described here.
The following VB sample shows how can I display the column using currency:
With Gantt1
.Columns.Add("Currency").FormatColumn = "currency(dbl(value))"
With .Items
.AddItem "1.23"
.AddItem "2.34"
.AddItem "0"
.AddItem 5
.AddItem "10000.99"
End With
End With
The following VB.NET sample shows how can I display the column
using currency:
With AxGantt1
.Columns.Add("Currency").FormatColumn = "currency(dbl(value))"
With .Items
.AddItem "1.23"
.AddItem "2.34"
.AddItem "0"
.AddItem 5
.AddItem "10000.99"
End With
End With
The following C++ sample shows how can I display the column
using currency:
/*
Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
it defines the namespace 'EXGANTTLib' for the library: 'ExGantt 1.0 Control Library'
#import "C:\\Windows\\System32\\ExGantt.dll"
using namespace EXGANTTLib;
*/
EXGANTTLib::IGanttPtr spGantt1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_GANTT1)->GetControlUnknown();
((EXGANTTLib::IColumnPtr)(spGantt1->GetColumns()->Add(L"Currency")))->PutFormatColumn(L"currency(dbl(value))");
EXGANTTLib::IItemsPtr var_Items = spGantt1->GetItems();
var_Items->AddItem("1.23");
var_Items->AddItem("2.34");
var_Items->AddItem("0");
var_Items->AddItem(long(5));
var_Items->AddItem("10000.99");
The following C# sample shows how can I display the column using
currency:
(axGantt1.Columns.Add("Currency") as EXGANTTLib.Column).FormatColumn = "currency(dbl(value))";
EXGANTTLib.Items var_Items = axGantt1.Items;
var_Items.AddItem("1.23");
var_Items.AddItem("2.34");
var_Items.AddItem("0");
var_Items.AddItem(5);
var_Items.AddItem("10000.99");
The following VFP sample shows how can I display the column
using currency:
with thisform.Gantt1
.Columns.Add("Currency").FormatColumn = "currency(dbl(value))"
with .Items
.AddItem("1.23")
.AddItem("2.34")
.AddItem("0")
.AddItem(5)
.AddItem("10000.99")
endwith
endwith