# Custom Format Specifiers

Learn about custom format specifiers in C1Input.

## Content



Setting [FormatType](/componentone/api/win/online-input/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Input.4.8/C1.Win.C1Input.ParseInfo.FormatType.html) to [CustomFormat](/componentone/api/win/online-input/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Input.4.8/C1.Win.C1Input.FormatTypeEnum.html) corresponds to the case of a _custom format specifier_ as defined in the .NET Framework documentation, the specifier itself is determined by the CustomFormat property. In the CustomFormat string you define the format desired using special characters for numeric and date-time types as presented in the following tables. For details, see [Custom Numeric Format Strings](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0c899ak8(VS.80).aspx) and [Date and Time Format Strings](http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/97x6twsz(VS.80).aspx) in the .NET Framework documentation.

## See Also

[Numeric Custom Format Specifiers](/componentone/docs/win/online-input/usingthec1inputcontr/formattingdata/customformatspecifier/numericcustomformats)

[Date-Time Custom Format Specifiers](/componentone/docs/win/online-input/usingthec1inputcontr/formattingdata/customformatspecifier/datetimecustomformat)