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Gets the value of the field with the specified dotted path after applying complex formatting.
Namespace: Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime
Assembly: Microsoft.BusinessData (in Microsoft.BusinessData.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function GetFormatted ( _
fieldName As String _
) As Object
'Usage
Dim instance As IEntityInstance
Dim fieldName As String
Dim returnValue As Object
returnValue = instance.GetFormatted(fieldName)
Object GetFormatted(
string fieldName
)
Parameters
fieldName
Type: System.StringThe dotted path of a field in the External Item that represents a complex structure.
Return Value
Type: System.Object
String representation of the complex structure represented by the given field.
Remarks
Complex formatting is used to create a string representation for complex objects so that they can be displayed in a UI that doesn’t allow representation of structures.