Xceed Grid for WinForms v4.3 Documentation
GetDate Method


Xceed.Grid.v4.3 Assembly > Xceed.Grid.Viewers Namespace > DateViewer Class : GetDate Method
An object representing the value of the underlying cell.
A Xceed.Grid.CellTextFormatInfo which provides text formatting information.
The Xceed.Grid.GridElement associated with the value. The gridElement is usually a Xceed.Grid.Cell or Xceed.Grid.Column and can be a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Retrieves the date displayed by the viewer.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Protected Overridable Function GetDate( _
   ByVal value As Object, _
   ByVal formatInfo As CellTextFormatInfo, _
   ByVal gridElement As GridElement _
) As Date
'Usage
 
Dim instance As DateViewer
Dim value As Object
Dim formatInfo As CellTextFormatInfo
Dim gridElement As GridElement
Dim value As Date
 
value = instance.GetDate(value, formatInfo, gridElement)
protected virtual DateTime GetDate( 
   object value,
   CellTextFormatInfo formatInfo,
   GridElement gridElement
)

Parameters

value
An object representing the value of the underlying cell.
formatInfo
A Xceed.Grid.CellTextFormatInfo which provides text formatting information.
gridElement
The Xceed.Grid.GridElement associated with the value. The gridElement is usually a Xceed.Grid.Cell or Xceed.Grid.Column and can be a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

A System.DateTime value representing the date displayed by the viewer.
Remarks

A cell viewer can display an image and text/date representing the content of the cell to which it is associated. If an image is displayed, it is displayed to the left or right of the text/date. If no text/date is displayed, the image will occupy the entire space. The image can be retrieved using the GetImage(Object) method.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

See Also

Reference

DateViewer Class
DateViewer Members