dataType Field

Column data type. Used to determine the rules for sorting, grouping, aggregate calculation, and so on. Possible values are: "string", "number", "datetime", "currency" and "boolean".

Syntax

Javascript (Usage)
var instance; // Type: wijmo.grid.IColumn; var value; // Type: string value = instance.dataType;

Javascript (Specification)
var dataType : string;

Example

Javascript

$("#element").wijgrid({ columns: [{ dataType: "string" }]});

Remarks

Possible values are: "string": if using built-in parser any values are acceptable; " " considered as an empty string, nullString as null. "number": if using built-in parser only numeric values are acceptable, also " ", "" and nullString which are considered as null. Any other value throws an exception. "datetime": if using built-in parser only date-time values are acceptable, also " ", "" and nullString which are considered as null. Any other value throws an exception. "currency": if using built-in parser only numeric and currency values are acceptable, also " ", "" and nullString which are considered as null. Any other value throws an exception. "boolean": if using built-in parser only "true" and "false" (case-insensitive) values are acceptable, also " ", "" and nullString which are considered as null. Any other value throws an exception.

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