Format(Object,String,IFormatProvider) Method

When deriving a cell type based on this type, override this to change what gets passed back and formatted as a string into the cell on the sheet from the object in the data model.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Overrides Function Format( _
   ByVal obj As Object, _
   ByVal FormatString As String, _
   ByVal provider As IFormatProvider _
) As String

'Usage
 
Dim instance As DateTimeCellType
Dim obj As Object
Dim FormatString As String
Dim provider As IFormatProvider
Dim value As String
 
value = instance.Format(obj, FormatString, provider)

public override string Format( 
   object obj,
   string FormatString,
   IFormatProvider provider
)

Parameters

obj: Object in the data model from which to get formatting information
FormatString: Format string built by the parser
provider: IFormatProvider built by parser

Return Value

String representation

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentException	Value cannot be converted to a DateTime object.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows XP Professional

Reference

DateTimeCellType Class
DateTimeCellType Members
Overload List