SPField.GetFieldValueForEdit Method

Gets the field value that is rendered in Edit mode in Edit and New forms.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Function GetFieldValueForEdit ( _
    value As Object _
) As String
'Usage
Dim instance As SPField
Dim value As Object
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = instance.GetFieldValueForEdit(value)

public virtual string GetFieldValueForEdit(
    Object value
)

Parameters

• value
  Type: System.Object

  The value to convert.

Return Value

Type: System.String
The field value that is rendered in Edit mode.

Remarks

In a custom type-specific class, override this method to convert the field value; for example, to convert a DateTime value to a display format that is based on the locale and calendar of end users in Edit and New forms.

See Also

Reference

SPField Class

SPField Members

Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace