peDataType - cCJGridColumn

 Property Integer peDataType

Read Access:	Get peDataType to IntegerVariable
Write Access:	Set peDataType to IntegerVariable/Value

peDataType determines a column's data type and mask type. The mask type selected will determine what type of psMask can be used for this item.

Valid values are:

Mask_Window	Masked String data type
Mask_Currency_Window	Masked Currency data type
Mask_Date_Window	Masked Date data type
Mask_DateTime_Window	Masked DateTime data type
Mask_Numeric_Window	Masked Numeric data type
Mask_Time	Masked Time data type
Ascii_Window	Unmasked String data type
Date_Window	Unmasked Date data type
Number	Unmasked number data type with number digits (0..8) to the right of the decimal point

The default data type is Ascii_Window.

To use a specific mask (in conjunction with a specific peDataType or not), see psMask.


If you select a numeric data type (Mask_Numeric_Window, Mask_Currency_Window or 0..8), the column's text alignment will default to right justified. If you explicitly set peTextAlignment, that explicit setting takes precedence.

If you select a masked data type, you may need to set an appropriate mask for the type. This may not be needed with Mask_Date_Window and Mask_DateTime_Window as good regional defaults are provided automatically.

If you grid is data aware (cDbCJGrid/cDbCJGridColumn) and your column is bound to a table (e.g., Entry_Item Customer.Name), the data type and mask will be acquired from your data dictionary.

The column's data type determines the default sort rules when sorting data around this column object (see ColumnSortRules).

psMask