SPView.Formats Property

Gets or sets definitions for column and row formatting that are used in a datasheet view.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online

Syntax

'Declaration
<ClientCallableAttribute> _
<ClientCallableConstraintAttribute(FixedId := "viewformatdefinitions", Type := ClientCallableConstraintType.Custom,  _
    Value := "It MUST be null or be an XML fragment that conforms to a ViewFormatDefinitions as specified by [MS-WSSCAML].")> _
Public Property Formats As String
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As SPView
Dim value As String

value = instance.Formats

instance.Formats = value
[ClientCallableAttribute]
[ClientCallableConstraintAttribute(FixedId = "viewformatdefinitions", Type = ClientCallableConstraintType.Custom, 
    Value = "It MUST be null or be an XML fragment that conforms to a ViewFormatDefinitions as specified by [MS-WSSCAML].")]
public string Formats { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
A Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) string that contains the descriptions of column and row formatting.

Remarks

The Formats property corresponds to the CAML Formats element and contains a string like the following:

<FormatDef Type="RowHeight" Value="67" />
<Format Name="Attachments">
   <FormatDef Type="ColWidth" Value="75" />
</Format>
<Format Name="LinkTitle">
   <FormatDef Type="WrapText" Value="1" />
   <FormatDef Type="ColWidth" Value="236" />
</Format>

See Also

Reference

SPView Class

SPView Members

Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace