SPMobileBaseFieldControl.CreateControlForEdit Method
Creates a control for rendering the field on an Edit item form.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.MobileControls
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
Protected Overridable Function CreateControlForEdit As MobileControl
Dim returnValue As MobileControl
returnValue = Me.CreateControlForEdit()
protected virtual MobileControl CreateControlForEdit()
Return Value
Type: System.Web.UI.MobileControls.MobileControl
A MobileControl that renders the field on an Edit form.
Remarks
The default implementation calls CreateControlForDisplay.
Examples
The following example shows an override of CreateControlForEdit that adds an "OVERDUE" to the item title on an Edit item form. For the full example, see Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Field Rendering Control for Mobile Pages.
protected override MobileControl CreateControlForEdit()
{
MobileControl myEditControl = null;
if (this.Item != null && this.Field != null)
{
if (this.NeedEllipsisRendering)
{
myEditControl = this.CreateControlForDisplay();
}
else
{
if (!this.Page.IsPostBack)
{
string strEdit = this.Field.GetFieldValueForEdit(this.ItemFieldValue);
string overDue = "OVERDUE: ";
SPListItem item = this.ListItem;
if (item["Expires"] != null)
{
System.DateTime date = (DateTime)item["Expires"];
if (date.CompareTo(System.DateTime.Today) < 0)
{
this.TextBoxControl.Text = overDue + strEdit;
}
else
{
this.TextBoxControl.Text = strEdit;
}
}
}
myEditControl = this.TextBoxControl;
}
}
return myEditControl;
}
See Also
Reference
SPMobileBaseFieldControl Class