SPField.GetFieldValueAsText Method

Gets the field value as plain text.

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

Syntax

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

returnValue = instance.GetFieldValueAsText(value)

public virtual string GetFieldValueAsText(
    Object value
)

Parameters

• value
  Type: System.Object

  The value to convert.

Return Value

Type: System.String
The value as plain text without any formatting.

Remarks

In a custom type-specific class, override this method to convert the value; for example, to convert a DateTime value to a display format based on the locale and calendar of end users in Display mode.

See Also

Reference

SPField Class

SPField Members

Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace