Setting a DBGrid column format in Delphi

Question

I am using a DBGrid component in Delphi. I wonder how I can set the format of a column. I have real values that I want to be displayed as currency in the grid.

Someone knows how?

Solution 1

1. You can set the DisplayFormat of the Field
2. You can handle OnGetText event. This approach allows to do more complex operations with the value.

Solution 2

If you don't add the fields to field Editor list you can get the formating by code as :

TFloatField(MyQuery.fieldByName('MyField').DisplayFormat := '0.00';

if you don't want to show the zeros replace '0.00' with '#.##';

Solution 3

The first port of call is the DisplayFormat of the data field in the database itself.

Comments

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I've set the column type to decimal(20,2) in my old MySql 4.1 database. Trailing zeros are not shown in the DBGrid. Is there something else to set?