getFormatType() |
It returns the current format type that is attached to the control.
If a data type is specified, it returns a new format type for the specified data type with the formatting attributes copied from the current format.
Syntax
Script |
Control.getFormatType([sDataType]) |
You can specify the following data types as a parameter:
- integer
- float
- double
- decimal
- amount
- date
- dateTime
- text
- string
- base64binary
- hexbinary
- anyuri
The parameter must be passed as a string.
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
sDataType |
Optional, String. Denotes the data type for which the format type needs to be created. |
Return Value
It returns the format type.
Example
function getReceivedDateFormat()
{
// get the format type for receivedDate field
var receivedDateFormat = receivedDate.getFormatType();
//get the display format
var displayFormat = receivedDateFormat.getDisplayFormat();
application.notify(displayFormat);
return displayFormat;
}