HyperLinkColumn.DataNavigateUrlFormatString Property

Definition

Gets or sets the display format for the URL of the hyperlinks in the HyperLinkColumn when the URL is data-bound to a field in a data source.

public:
 virtual property System::String ^ DataNavigateUrlFormatString { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };
public virtual string DataNavigateUrlFormatString { get; set; }
member this.DataNavigateUrlFormatString : string with get, set
Public Overridable Property DataNavigateUrlFormatString As String

Property Value

The string that specifies the display format for the URL of the hyperlinks in the HyperLinkColumn when the URL is data-bound to a field in a data source. The default value is Empty, which indicates that this property is not set.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the DataNavigateUrlFormatString property to format the data-bound hyperlinks in the HyperLinkColumn.

Note

The following code sample uses the single-file code model and may not work correctly if copied directly into a code-behind file. This code sample must be copied into an empty text file that has an .aspx extension. For more information on the Web Forms code model, see ASP.NET Web Forms Page Code Model.

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >

<head>
    <title>HyperLinkColumn Example</title>
<script runat="server">

      ICollection CreateDataSource() 
      {
         DataTable dt = new DataTable();
         DataRow dr;

         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", typeof(Int32)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("PriceValue", typeof(Double)));
       
         for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) 
         {
            dr = dt.NewRow();

            dr[0] = i;
            dr[1] = (Double)i * 1.23;

            dt.Rows.Add(dr);
         }

         DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
         return dv;
      }

      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {
         MyDataGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
         MyDataGrid.DataBind();
      }

   </script>

</head>

<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>HyperLinkColumn Example</h3>

      <asp:DataGrid id="MyDataGrid" 
           BorderColor="black"
           BorderWidth="1"
           GridLines="Both"
           AutoGenerateColumns="false"
           runat="server">

         <HeaderStyle BackColor="#aaaadd"/>

         <Columns>

            <asp:HyperLinkColumn
                 HeaderText="Select an Item"
                 DataNavigateUrlField="IntegerValue"
                 DataNavigateUrlFormatString="detailspage.aspx?id={0}"
                 DataTextField="PriceValue"
                 DataTextFormatString="{0:c}"
                 Target="_blank"/>
           
         </Columns>

      </asp:DataGrid>

   </form>

</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >

<head>
    <title>HyperLinkColumn Example</title>
<script runat="server">

      Function CreateDataSource() As ICollection 
      
         Dim dt As DataTable = New DataTable()
         Dim dr As DataRow
         Dim i As Integer

         dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("IntegerValue", GetType(Int32)))
         dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("PriceValue", GetType(Double)))
       
         For i = 0 to 2 
         
            dr = dt.NewRow()

            dr(0) = i
            dr(1) = CDbl(i) * 1.23

            dt.Rows.Add(dr)

         Next i

         Dim dv As DataView = New DataView(dt)
         Return dv

      End Function

      Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) 
    
         MyDataGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
         MyDataGrid.DataBind()

      End Sub

   </script>

</head>

<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>HyperLinkColumn Example</h3>

      <asp:DataGrid id="MyDataGrid" 
           BorderColor="black"
           BorderWidth="1"
           GridLines="Both"
           AutoGenerateColumns="false"
           runat="server">

         <HeaderStyle BackColor="#aaaadd"/>

         <Columns>

            <asp:HyperLinkColumn
                 HeaderText="Select an Item"
                 DataNavigateUrlField="IntegerValue"
                 DataNavigateUrlFormatString="detailspage.aspx?id={0}"
                 DataTextField="PriceValue"
                 DataTextFormatString="{0:c}"
                 Target="_blank"/>
           
         </Columns>

      </asp:DataGrid>

   </form>

</body>
</html>

The following corresponding example displays the item selected in the previous example.

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>Details page for DataGrid</title>
<script runat="server">
 
      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {
         Label1.Text = "You selected item: " + Request.QueryString["id"];
      }
 
   </script>
 
</head>
<body>
 
   <h3>Details page for DataGrid</h3>
 
   <asp:Label id="Label1"
        runat="server"/>
 
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>Details page for DataGrid</title>
<script runat="server">
 
      Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) 
      
         Label1.Text = "You selected item: " & Request.QueryString("id")
      
      End Sub
 
   </script>
 
</head>
<body>
 
   <h3>Details page for DataGrid</h3>
 
   <asp:Label id="Label1"
        runat="server"/>
 
</body>
</html>

Remarks

Use the DataNavigateUrlFormatString property to provide a custom display format for the URL of the hyperlinks in the HyperLinkColumn. The specified format is only applied to the URL when the URL is data-bound to a field in a data source. Specify the field to bind to the URL of the hyperlinks in the column by setting the DataNavigateUrlField property.

For information on the syntax of formatting strings, see String.Format.

Applies to

See also