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display_text
============

.. py:attribute:: display_text

**domain**: server

**language**: python

:doc:`Field class </refs/server/field_api>`

Description
===========

Represents the field's value as a string.

``Display_text`` property is a read-only string representation of a field's value 
to display it to users. If an 
:doc:`on_get_field_text </refs/client/item/on_get_field_text>` 
event handler is assigned, **display_text** is the value returned by this event 
handler. Otherwise, display_text is the value of the 
:doc:`lookup_text <at_lookup_text>` 
property for 
:doc:`lookup fields </programming/data/lookup_fields>`
and 
:doc:`text <at_text>` 
property converted according to the
:doc:`language locale </admin/language_support>`
settings
for other fields.

``Display_text`` is the string representation of the field's value property when 
it is not being edited. When the field is being edited, the 
:doc:`text <at_text>`
property is used.

Example
=======

.. code-block:: py

    def on_generate(report):
        cust = report.task.customers.copy()
        cust.open()
    
        report.print_band('title')
    
        for c in cust:
            firstname = c.firstname.display_text
            lastname = c.lastname.display_text
            company = c.company.display_text
            country = c.country.display_text
            address = c.address.display_text
            phone = c.phone.display_text
            email = c.email.display_text
            report.print_band('detail', locals())

See also
========

:doc:`Fields </programming/data/fields>`

:doc:`Lookup fields </programming/data/lookup_fields>`

:doc:`on_get_field_text </refs/client/item/on_get_field_text>`

:doc:`text <at_text>`

:doc:`lookup_text <at_lookup_text>`



