# C1.C1Preview.Export.ExportProvider.FormatKey

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<h1 id="C1_C1Preview_Export_ExportProvider_FormatKey_" data-uid="C1.C1Preview.Export.ExportProvider.FormatKey*">FormatKey Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the format key, which is an arbitrary string that should uniquely identify
the current export provider/format.
The default implementation returns the current <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Preview.Export.ExportProvider.html">ExportProvider</a>'s type name.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public virtual string FormatKey { get; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Overridable ReadOnly Property FormatKey As String</code></pre>
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