ButtonField.FormatDataTextValue(Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.UI.WebControls

Assembly:: System.Web.dll

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Formats the specified field value for a cell in the ButtonField object.

protected:
 virtual System::String ^ FormatDataTextValue(System::Object ^ dataTextValue);

protected virtual string FormatDataTextValue (object dataTextValue);

abstract member FormatDataTextValue : obj -> string
override this.FormatDataTextValue : obj -> string

Protected Overridable Function FormatDataTextValue (dataTextValue As Object) As String

Parameters

dataTextValue: Object

The field value to format.

Returns

String

The field value converted to the format specified by the DataTextFormatString property.

Remarks

The FormatDataTextValue method is a helper method that is used to transform a field value to the format that is specified by the DataTextFormatString property.

Notes to Inheritors

When extending the ButtonField class, you can override the FormatDataTextValue(Object) method to perform a custom formatting routine.

Applies to

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