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5. Windows Forms Datagrid

5.44 How do I format a date column in a datagrid?

If you have added a table style to your datagrid (so individual column styles have been generated), then you can use code such as this to set the Format property of the particular column style.

[C#]

//add format col 3 columnstyle where column 3 holds a date...

DataGridTextBoxColumn dgtbc;

dgtbc = dataGrid1.TableStyles[0].GridColumnStyles[3] as DataGridTextBoxColumn;

if(dgtbc != null)

dgtbc.Format = "g"; // or "u" or whatever format you want to see

[VB.NET]

'add format col 3 columnstyle where column 3 holds a date...

Dim dgtbc as DataGridTextBoxColumn

dgtbc = CType(dataGrid1.TableStyles(0).GridColumnStyles(3), DataGridTextBoxColumn)

If Not dgtbc is Nothing Then

dgtbc.Format = "g" ' or "u" or whatever format you want to see

End If