GetFormatStringAtPos Method

Returns the format string for the field at the specified position in the given text.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Function GetFormatStringAtPos( _
   ByVal currText As String, _
   ByVal position As Integer _
) As String

'Usage
 
Dim instance As IManageFmtInput
Dim currText As String
Dim position As Integer
Dim value As String
 
value = instance.GetFormatStringAtPos(currText, position)

string GetFormatStringAtPos( 
   string currText,
   int position
)

Parameters

currText: Current text string
position: Position index

Remarks

Example: Format String: "d/mm/yy", currText: "25/12/02" position: 3. This method will return "mm". Returns "" if bad position. If at a literal position, then the char at that position, preceded with a backslash, is returned ("\c" where 'c' is the actual char).

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10

Reference

IManageFmtInput Interface
IManageFmtInput Members