# FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.DateTimeCellType.Format

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<h1 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_CellType_DateTimeCellType_Format_" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.DateTimeCellType.Format*">Format Method
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<h4 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_CellType_DateTimeCellType_Format_System_Object_" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.DateTimeCellType.Format(System.Object)">Format(object)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Formats the specified data into the format of the cell type and returns it as a string.</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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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">obj</span></td>
      <td><p>Object in the data model with cell data to format</p>
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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>
      <td><p>Formats the specified object as a string.</p>
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<h5 class="overrides">Overrides</h5>
<div><a class="xref" href="FarPoint.Win.Spread.CellType.EditBaseCellType.Format.html#FarPoint_Win_Spread_CellType_EditBaseCellType_Format_System_Object_">EditBaseCellType.Format(object)</a></div>
<h5 class="exceptions">Exceptions</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.argumentexception">ArgumentException</a></td>
      <td><p>Specified object to format is not valid</p>
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