Value.Val

Value.Val property

Gets or sets the actual value in internal representation. Prefer using strongly typed properties which are listed below.

public string Val { get; set; }

Remarks

If you want to set Text value prefer using strongly typed StringValue property.

If you want to set Number or Cost value prefer using strongly typed NumericValue property.

If you want to set Date/Start/Finish values, prefer using strongly typed DateTimeValue property.

If you want to set Duration value prefer using strongly typed Duration property.

If your type wasn’t listed, use Val property.

Examples

Shows how to read work with lookup values.

var project = new Project(DataDir + "ReadTaskExtendedAttributes.mpp");

// Create an Extended Attribute Definition of Text type
var textLookup = ExtendedAttributeDefinition.CreateLookupTaskDefinition(
    CustomFieldType.Text,
    ExtendedAttributeTask.Text2,
    "Task Towns Name");

// Add lookup values for the extended attribute definition
textLookup.AddLookupValue(new Value { Id = 1, StringValue = "Town1", Description = "This is Town1", Phonetic = "Town One" });
textLookup.AddLookupValue(new Value { Id = 2, StringValue = "Town2", Description = "This is Town2", Phonetic = "Town Two" });

Console.WriteLine("Iterate over text lookup values:");
foreach (var value in textLookup.ValueList)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Id: " + value.Id);
    Console.WriteLine("GUID: " + value.ValueGuid);
    Console.WriteLine("Value: " + value.Val);
    Console.WriteLine("String Value: " + value.StringValue);
    Console.WriteLine("Description: " + value.Description);
    Console.WriteLine("Phonetic: " + value.Phonetic);
    Console.WriteLine();
}

// Create an Extended Attribute Definition of Duration type
var durationLookup = ExtendedAttributeDefinition.CreateLookupTaskDefinition(
    CustomFieldType.Duration,
    ExtendedAttributeTask.Duration1,
    "Custom Durations");

// Add lookup values for the extended attribute definition
durationLookup.AddLookupValue(new Value { Id = 3, Duration = project.GetDuration(4, TimeUnitType.Hour), Description = "4 hours", Phonetic = "Four hours" });
durationLookup.AddLookupValue(new Value { Id = 4, Duration = project.GetDuration(8, TimeUnitType.Hour), Description = "1 day", Phonetic = "One day" });
durationLookup.AddLookupValue(new Value { Id = 5, Duration = project.GetDuration(1, TimeUnitType.Hour), Description = "1 hour", Phonetic = "One hour" });
durationLookup.AddLookupValue(new Value { Id = 6, Duration = project.GetDuration(10, TimeUnitType.Day), Description = "10 days", Phonetic = "Ten days" });

Console.WriteLine("Iterate over duration lookup values:");
foreach (var value in durationLookup.ValueList)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Id: " + value.Id);
    Console.WriteLine("GUID: " + value.ValueGuid);
    Console.WriteLine("Value: " + value.Val);
    Console.WriteLine("Duration: " + value.Duration);
    Console.WriteLine("Description: " + value.Description);
    Console.WriteLine("Phonetic: " + value.Phonetic);
    Console.WriteLine();
}

// Create an Extended Attribute Definition of Date type
var dateLookup = ExtendedAttributeDefinition.CreateLookupTaskDefinition(
    CustomFieldType.Date,
    ExtendedAttributeTask.Date1,
    "Custom Date");
dateLookup.AddLookupValue(new Value { Id = 7, DateTimeValue = new DateTime(2020, 4, 27, 8, 0, 0), Description = "Start Date", Phonetic = "Start Date" });

Console.WriteLine("Iterate over date lookup values:");
foreach (var value in dateLookup.ValueList)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Id: " + value.Id);
    Console.WriteLine("GUID: " + value.ValueGuid);
    Console.WriteLine("Value: " + value.Val);
    Console.WriteLine("DateTime Value: " + value.DateTimeValue);
    Console.WriteLine("Description: " + value.Description);
    Console.WriteLine("Phonetic: " + value.Phonetic);
    Console.WriteLine();
}

// Create an Extended Attribute Definition of Number type
var numericLookup = ExtendedAttributeDefinition.CreateLookupTaskDefinition(
    CustomFieldType.Number,
    ExtendedAttributeTask.Number1,
    "Number of tons");
numericLookup.AddLookupValue(new Value { Id = 8, NumericValue = 10, Description = "10 tons", Phonetic = "Ten tons" });
numericLookup.AddLookupValue(new Value { Id = 9, NumericValue = 20, Description = "20 tons", Phonetic = "Twenty tons" });
numericLookup.AddLookupValue(new Value { Id = 10, NumericValue = 30, Description = "30 tons", Phonetic = "Thirty tons" });

Console.WriteLine("Iterate over numeric lookup values:");
foreach (var value in numericLookup.ValueList)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Id: " + value.Id);
    Console.WriteLine("GUID: " + value.ValueGuid);
    Console.WriteLine("Value: " + value.Val);
    Console.WriteLine("Numeric Value: " + value.NumericValue);
    Console.WriteLine("Description: " + value.Description);
    Console.WriteLine("Phonetic: " + value.Phonetic);
    Console.WriteLine();
}

project.ExtendedAttributes.Add(textLookup);
project.ExtendedAttributes.Add(durationLookup);
project.ExtendedAttributes.Add(dateLookup);
project.ExtendedAttributes.Add(numericLookup);

Value.Val

Value.Val property

Remarks

Examples

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