DataColumn class

DataColumn class

Defines how a data column appears in the External Data window in the Visio user interface and qualifies the data in the column by defining its data type and formatting.

The DataColumn type exposes the following members:

Constructors

ConstructorDescription
DataColumn()Constructor.

Properties

PropertyDescription
column_name_idExternal name of the data column. Appears in the headings in the External Data window and in labels in data graphics.
nameInternal name of the data column. Used as the row name for the shape-data item (custom property) added to a shape when the shape is linked to a data row.
labelLabel of the data column.
orig_labelColumn label returned to Visio by the underlying ADO interface.
lang_idThe language ID of the data column
calendarCalendar ID of the data column.
data_typeType of the data in the data column.
unit_typeUnit type of the data in the data column.
currencyCurrency ID of the data column.
degreeSpecifies the degree (power) of the units, for example squared, or cubed. The default (attribute absent) is 1.
display_widthWidth of the data column in the External Data window.
display_orderDefines the display position of the data column in the External Data window, from the left-most column (0) to the right-most column (largest value).
mappedSpecifies whether the column is visible in the External Data window. True (1) for the column to be visible; false (0) for the column not to be visible. The default (attribute absent) is for the column to be visible.
hyperlinkWhether the data column creates a hyperlink in a shape when the shape is linked to data.

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