When you generate a new DataWindow object, PocketBuilder presents the data according to the properties already defined for a column, such as a column's display format and edit style.
Display formats embellish data values while still displaying them as letters, numbers, and special characters. Using display formats, for example, you can:
Change the color of numbers when displaying a negative value
Add parentheses and dashes to format a telephone number
Add a dollar sign and period to indicate a currency format
For information, see “About display formats”.
Edit styles usually take precedence over display formats and specify how column data is presented. For example, using edit styles, you can:
Display valid values in a drop-down list
Indicate that a single value is selected by using a check box
Indicate which one of a group of values is selected by using radio buttons
Edit styles not only affect the way data displays, they also affect how the user interacts with the data at runtime.
For more information, see “About edit styles”.
