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The GridViewDataColumn and the GridViewComboBoxColumn allow you to format the data displayed in them. To do that you have to specify a format string appropriate for the data displayed and set it to the DataFormatString property of the column.

CopyXAML
<telerik:GridViewDataColumn DataMemberBinding="{Binding OrderDate}"
                                Header="Order Date"
                                UniqueName="OrderDate"
                                DataFormatString="{} {0:dd, MMM, yyyy}" />
Tip
Defining format strings in XAML can be done in the following way- {}:{0:your format string}.
CopyC#
( ( GridViewDataColumn )this.radGridView.Columns[ "OrderDate" ] ).DataFormatString = "{0:dd, MMM, yyyy}";
CopyVB.NET
DirectCast(Me.radGridView.Columns("OrderDate"), GridViewDataColumn).DataFormatString = "{0:dd, MMM, yyyy}"

Note

DataFormatString is plain string.Format. To learn more please check this MSDN article: string.Format

Note

{} is the XAML escape sequence. You can find again more information in MSDN: Escape Sequence

To learn more about formatting visit the Formatting Overview chapter in MSDN.

Caution

If you set a StringFormat in the Binding expression and the DataFormatString, the DataFormatString will apply.

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