DecimalSymbol property (WinStudio scripts)
Applies To
IWSFormComponent interface
Definition
Sets or returns a character indicating the start of the fractional part of a decimal value of a component.
Note: This is useful when you need to change the character
from the period used by some countries and the comma used by other countries.
Syntax
object.DecimalSymbol
| Part | Description |
| object | Required. A reference to a form component object. |
Remarks
This property corresponds to the decimal character setting in the numeric formatting of values of a component. In U.S. English, the value is normally a period (.).
Example
Sub Main()
Dim strNewDecChar As String
Dim iNewDigits As Integer
Dim strCurrentDecChar As String
Dim iCurrentDigits As Integer
'Get current values of form variables
strNewDecChar = ThisForm.Variables("DecimalChar").Value
iNewDigits = ThisForm.Variables("DigitsAfterDecimal").GetValueOfInteger(0)
'Get formatting values of "edit1" component
strCurrentDecChar = ThisForm.Components("edit1").DecimalSymbol
iCurrentDigits = ThisForm.Components("edit1").DigitsAfterDecimal
Application.ShowMessage("Current decimal symbol = " & strCurrentDecChar & vbLf & _
"Current digits after dec = " & iCurrentDigits.ToString() & vbLf & vbLf & _
"New decimal symbol = " & strNewDecChar & vbLf & _
"New digits after dec = " & iNewDigits.ToString())
'Set formatting values of "Price" component to values of form variables
ThisForm.Components("edit1").DecimalSymbol = strNewDecChar
ThisForm.Components("edit1").DigitsAfterDecimal = iNewDigits
End Sub