Format Date in LightSwitch Visual Studio
By using the Format Pattern property, we can specify how date types appear in an application that is designed and developed in LightSwitch Visual Studio 2012. For example suppose we want to display a Date that includes the day of the week (4/30/2013 as Tuesday, April 30, 2013).
Procedure for formatting a Date in VisualStudio LightSwitch 2012
Step 1
Open the Solution Explorer.
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Step 2
In the Solution Explorer, double-click or right-click on the table to open it.
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Step 3
The table opens in Data Designer.
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Step 4
In the table, choose the field of type Date or DateTime that you want to format.
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Step 5
In the Menu Bar, click on View and after that choose the Property Window
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Step 6
Open the Property Window
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Step 7
In the Property Window, in the formatting section choose the format pattern property and then specify a valid format string. For more information about format strings, see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/az4se3k1.aspx
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Step 8
Again, open the Solution Explorer.
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Step 9
In the Solution Explorer, open the screen ("CreateNewEmployeeTab").
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Step 10
The screen opens in the Screen Designer.
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Step 11
In the Screen Designer select the item that represents the date that we want to format.
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Step 12
In the format list you can choose either label or TextBox. Here I have taken TextBox.
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As we start debugging it we enter the value:
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When we click on "Save" button we get:
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