format (Format)

Specify (control) the output of a numeric display.

In the Properties view, this property is the Format property in the Value category.

For DECIMAL data types, format-string consists of pound signs (#) that represent digits and a decimal point. For example, "###.##" produces three places to the left of the decimal point and exactly two to the right.

See Align and Format Numbers. See the BDL format attribute for additional information and format characters.

Type: String.