# FarPoint.Web.Spread.TextCellType.Format

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<h1 id="FarPoint_Web_Spread_TextCellType_Format_" data-uid="FarPoint.Web.Spread.TextCellType.Format*">Format Method
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<h4 id="FarPoint_Web_Spread_TextCellType_Format_System_Object_" data-uid="FarPoint.Web.Spread.TextCellType.Format(System.Object)">Format(object)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Formats the text to a string of password characters if the Password property is true.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public override string Format(object obj)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Overrides Function Format(obj As Object) As String</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
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<h5 class="overrides">Overrides</h5>
<div><a class="xref" href="FarPoint.Web.Spread.BaseCellType.Format.html#FarPoint_Web_Spread_BaseCellType_Format_System_Object_">BaseCellType.Format(object)</a></div>
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