GetText

Description

Returns the Value property as a text string with the specified Format or CustomFormat applied.

Applies to

DatePicker controls

Syntax

controlname.GetText (  )

Argument	Description
controlname	The name of the control for which you want to get the text

Returns

String.

Usage

Use the GetText function to return the date and time stored in the Value property as a text string formatted according to the Format property, or if Format is set to dtfCustom!, according to the format specified in the CustomFormat property.

Examples

Example 1

This example retrieves the date and time stored in the Value property of dp_1 to the string ls_text:

string ls_text
ls_text = dp_1.GetText()