Short Name: FormatString
Requires: Base Development System
Class: Digital Properties
To Use: Create a property.
Gets and sets the format of the digital numeric control.
Refer to the valid format specifiers for numeric data types table for information about which format specifiers you can set depending on the data type of the numeric control and the format specifiers syntax elements table for descriptions of the syntax elements.
If you want to format a string to display time, enclose the string with %<>T.
This property is similar to the Format string option on the Display Format page of the Properties dialog box.
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Data type | |
| Permissions | Read/Write |
| Available in Run-Time Engine | Yes |
| Available in Real-Time Operating System | Yes |
| Settable when the VI is running | Yes |
| Loads the front panel into memory | No |
| Need to authenticate before use | No |
| Loads the block diagram into memory | No |
| Remote access allowed | Yes |