# FarPoint.Win.Spread.Model.GeneralFormatter.SetFormatString

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<h1 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_Model_GeneralFormatter_SetFormatString_" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.Model.GeneralFormatter.SetFormatString*">SetFormatString Method
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<h4 id="FarPoint_Win_Spread_Model_GeneralFormatter_SetFormatString_System_String_System_Boolean_" data-uid="FarPoint.Win.Spread.Model.GeneralFormatter.SetFormatString(System.String,System.Boolean)">SetFormatString(string, bool)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Sets the format string used to format values.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void SetFormatString(string value, bool isDateFormat)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Sub SetFormatString(value As String, isDateFormat As Boolean)</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">value</span></td>
      <td><p>Format string</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">isDateFormat</span></td>
      <td><p>Whether to consider a number as a date and time</p>
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