# GrapeCity.Documents.Word.ContentControl.DateFormat

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Word_ContentControl_DateFormat_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.ContentControl.DateFormat*">DateFormat Property
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Word_ContentControl_DateFormat" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.ContentControl.DateFormat">DateFormat</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the display format which shall be used to format any date from the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.ContentControl.Date.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Word_ContentControl_Date">Date</a> before displaying it in the control content.
If this property is null, then the date shall be formatted using the standard date display mask for the language ID specified in the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.ContentControl.DateLocale.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Word_ContentControl_DateLocale">DateLocale</a> property if present, or the language ID of the run contents otherwise.
This property has effect only for content controls with type <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.ContentControlType.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Word_ContentControlType_Date">Date</a>.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public string DateFormat { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property DateFormat As String</code></pre>
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