parse Method

Parses the specified text. This function should be overwritten.

Syntax

Javascript (Usage)
Javascript (Specification)

var instance = new GC.Spread.Formatter.FormatterBase(format, cultureName);
var value; // Type: Object
value = instance.parse(text);

function parse( 
   text : string
) : Object;

Parameters

text: The text.

Return Value

The parsed object.

Example

This example creates a custom formatter.

Javascript

var customFormatterTest = {};
customFormatterTest.prototype = GC.Spread.Formatter.FormatterBase;
customFormatterTest.format = function (obj, conditionalForeColor) {
    conditionalForeColor.value = "blue";
    return "My format result : " + obj.toString();
};
customFormatterTest.parse = function (str) {
    if (!str) {
        return "";
    }
    return str;
}
activeSheet.getCell(1, 0).formatter(customFormatterTest);
activeSheet.getCell(1, 0).value("Test");

Reference

FormatterBase type