customcontrolname-element-for-groupby-format.md

description	CustomControlName Element for GroupBy
ms.date	09/13/2016
title	CustomControlName Element for GroupBy

CustomControlName Element for GroupBy

Specifies the name of a custom control that is used to display the new group. This element is used when defining a table, list, wide or custom control view.

Schema

• Configuration Element
• ViewDefinitions Element
• View Element
• GroupBy Element
• CustomControlName Element

Syntax

<CustomControlName>ControlName</CustomControlName>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe the attributes, child elements, and parent elements of the CustomControlName element.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
GroupBy Element for View	Defines how Windows PowerShell displays a new group of objects.

Text Value

Specify the name of the custom control that is used to display a new group.

Remarks

You can create common controls that can be used by all the views of a formatting file, and you can create view controls that can be used by a specific view. The following elements specify the names of these custom controls:

• Name Element for Control for Controls for Configuration

• Name Element for Control for Controls for View

See Also

GroupBy Element for View

Name Element for Control for Controls for Configuration

Name Element for Control for Controls for View

Writing a PowerShell Formatting File