ASP.NET Grid - Formatting the Group Headers


ORDER DATE
OrderDate
 
ORDER ID
 
SHIP NAME
 
ORDER DATE
 
SHIPPED DATE
 
REQUIRED DATE
 
ORDER DATE: April 27, 1998
Piccolo und mehr
4/27/1998 12:00:00 AM
04/27/1998
4/29/1998 12:00:00 AM
04/29/1998
5/25/1998 12:00:00 AM
05/25/1998
ORDER DATE: April 28, 1998
Eastern Connection
4/28/1998 12:00:00 AM
04/28/1998
5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
05/01/1998
5/12/1998 12:00:00 AM
05/12/1998
HILARION-Abastos
4/28/1998 12:00:00 AM
04/28/1998
5/5/1998 12:00:00 AM
05/05/1998
5/26/1998 12:00:00 AM
05/26/1998
Cactus Comidas para llevar
4/28/1998 12:00:00 AM
04/28/1998
5/26/1998 12:00:00 AM
05/26/1998
ORDER DATE: April 29, 1998
Ricardo Adocicados
4/29/1998 12:00:00 AM
04/29/1998
6/10/1998 12:00:00 AM
06/10/1998
Blauer See Delikatessen
4/29/1998 12:00:00 AM
04/29/1998
5/27/1998 12:00:00 AM
05/27/1998
North/South
4/29/1998 12:00:00 AM
04/29/1998
5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
05/01/1998
5/27/1998 12:00:00 AM
05/27/1998
ORDER DATE: April 30, 1998
Hungry Owl All-Night Grocers
4/30/1998 12:00:00 AM
04/30/1998
5/6/1998 12:00:00 AM
05/06/1998
5/28/1998 12:00:00 AM
05/28/1998
Reggiani Caseifici
4/30/1998 12:00:00 AM
04/30/1998
5/28/1998 12:00:00 AM
05/28/1998
Great Lakes Food Market
4/30/1998 12:00:00 AM
04/30/1998
6/11/1998 12:00:00 AM
06/11/1998
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Use the DataFormatString_GroupHeader property of the Column class to format the data in the group headers.
If DataFormatString_GroupHeader is not specified, the value of the DataFormatString property will be used instead.
ASP.NET 
<obout:Grid ... >
    <Columns>
        <obout:Column DataField="OrderDate" 
                              DataFormatString_GroupHeader="{0:MMMM dd, yyyy}" />
    </Columns>
</obout:Grid>

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