{"id":20,"date":"2013-07-15T05:34:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/?p=20"},"modified":"2013-07-15T05:34:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T00:04:00","slug":"check-attribute-typeformats-in-crm-2011-javascript","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inogic.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/check-attribute-typeformats-in-crm-2011-javascript\/","title":{"rendered":"Check attribute type\/formats in CRM 2011 javascript."},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>Now we can check the attribute formats in CRM java script.<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n
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To do this you just need to use the function \u201cgetFormat\u201d. This function returns a string value that represents formatting options for the attribute. You can refer the below code to check the format of different types of attributes.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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function<\/span>GetFormatOfAttributes() {<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 var<\/span> attributeFormat;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 try<\/span> {<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\/Get the format of String<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 attributeFormat = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“name”<\/span>).getFormat();<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 alert(“The format of name is “<\/span> + attributeFormat);<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\/Get the format of Email attribute<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 attributeFormat = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“emailaddress1”<\/span>).getFormat();<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0alert(“The format of emailaddress1 is “<\/span> + attributeFormat);<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\/Get the format of the Date and Time attribute<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 attributeFormat = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“createdon”<\/span>).getFormat();<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 alert(“The format of createdon is “<\/span>+ attributeFormat);<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\/Get the format of Duration<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 attributeFormat = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“new_duration”<\/span>).getFormat();<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 alert(“The format of Duration is “<\/span>+ attributeFormat);<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\/Get the format of Date Only<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 attributeFormat = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“new_date”<\/span>).getFormat();<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0alert(“The format of new_date is “<\/span> + attributeFormat);<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\/Get the format of Time Zone<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 attributeFormat = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“address1_utcoffset”<\/span>).getFormat();<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 alert(“The format of address1_utcoffset is “<\/span> + attributeFormat);<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\/\/Get the format of Url<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 attributeFormat = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“websiteurl”<\/span>).getFormat();<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 alert(“The format of websiteurl is “<\/span>+ attributeFormat);<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\/Get the format of multi line text<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 attributeFormat = Xrm.Page.getAttribute(“description”<\/span>).getFormat();<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 alert(“The format of description is “<\/span>+ attributeFormat);<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 }<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 catch<\/span> (e) {<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 alert(“GetFormatOfAttributes Err >> “<\/span> + e.description);<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 }<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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