ListItem.Text Property (System.Web.UI.WebControls)

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ListItem.Text Property
Gets or sets the text displayed in a list control for the item represented by the ListItem.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)

Syntax
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<LocalizableAttribute(True)> _
Public Property Text As String
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As ListItem
Dim value As String

value = instance.Text

instance.Text = value
C#
[LocalizableAttribute(true)] 
public string Text { get; set; }
C++
[LocalizableAttribute(true)] 
public:
property String^ Text {
	String^ get ();
	void set (String^ value);
}
J#
/** @property */
public String get_Text ()

/** @property */
public void set_Text (String value)
JScript
public function get Text () : String

public function set Text (value : String)
XAML
Not applicable.

Property Value

The text displayed in a list control for the item represented by the ListItem control. The default value is String.Empty.
Remarks

Use the Text property to specify or determine the text displayed in a list control for the item represented by the ListItem.

NoteNote:

If the Text property contains a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), the get accessor returns the value of the Value property. If the Value property, in turn, contains a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), String.Empty is returned.

The value of this property, when set, can be saved automatically to a resource file by using a designer tool. For more information, see LocalizableAttribute and ASP.NET Globalization and Localization.

Example
NoteNote:

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 Page Code Model.

Visual Basic
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<!-- The following example demonstrates adding items to and removing items
from ListBox controls. When an item is selected in ListBox1, a new ListBoxItem with
the same value can be created and added to ListBox2, if ListBox2 does not already 
contain an item with that value. When the new ListBoxItem is created, it receives 
the Value property of the selected item as its Text property, and the Text property
of the selected item as its value property. -->

<!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>ListItem Example</title>
<script language="VB" runat="server">
 
         Sub AddBtn_Click(Sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
             If ListBox1.SelectedIndex > -1 Then
                  If ListBox2.Items.FindByValue(ListBox1.SelectedItem.Text) is Nothing Then
                      Dim Item As ListItem = new ListItem()
                      'Text and Value are swapped
                     Item.Text = ListBox1.SelectedItem.Value
                     Item.Value = ListBox1.SelectedItem.Text
                     ListBox2.Items.Add(Item)
                  End If
             End If
         End Sub
 
         Sub DelBtn_Click(Sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
             If ListBox2.SelectedIndex > -1 Then
                 ListBox2.Items.Remove(ListBox2.SelectedItem)
             End If
         End Sub
 
     </script>
 
 </head>
 <body>
 
     <h3>ListItem Example</h3>
     <form id="form1" runat="server">
     <table>
     <tr><td>
         <asp:ListBox id="ListBox1" Width="100px" runat="server">
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 1">Item 1</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 2">Item 2</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 3">Item 3</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 4">Item 4</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 5" Selected="True">Item 5</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 6">Item 6</asp:ListItem>
         </asp:ListBox>
     </td><td>
         <asp:button Text="--->" OnClick="AddBtn_Click" runat="server" /><br />
         <asp:button Text="<---" OnClick="DelBtn_Click" runat="server" />
    </td><td>
         <asp:ListBox id="ListBox2" Width="100px" runat="server"/>
     </td></tr>
     </table>
     </form>
 
 </body>
 </html>
C#
<!-- The following example demonstrates adding items to and removing items
from ListBox controls. When an item is selected in ListBox1, a new ListBoxItem with
the same value can be created and added to ListBox2, if ListBox2 does not already 
contain an item with that value. When the new ListBoxItem is created, it receives 
the Value property of the selected item as its Text property, and the Text property
of the selected item as its value property. -->

<%@ 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>ListItem Example</title>
<script runat="server">
 
         void AddBtn_Click(Object Sender, EventArgs e) 
         {
             if (ListBox1.SelectedIndex > -1) 
             {
                  if (ListBox2.Items.FindByValue(ListBox1.SelectedItem.Text) == null) 
                 {
                      ListItem Item = new ListItem();
                      // Text and Value are swapped.
                     Item.Text = ListBox1.SelectedItem.Value;
                     Item.Value = ListBox1.SelectedItem.Text;
                     ListBox2.Items.Add(Item);
                  }
             }
         }
 
         void DelBtn_Click(Object Sender, EventArgs e) 
         {
             if (ListBox2.SelectedIndex > -1) 
             {
                 ListBox2.Items.Remove(ListBox2.SelectedItem);
             }
         }
 
     </script>
 
 </head>
 <body>
 
     <h3>ListItem Example</h3>
     <form id="form1" runat="server">
     <table>
     <tr><td>
         <asp:ListBox id="ListBox1" Width="100px" runat="server">
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 1">Item 1</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 2">Item 2</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 3">Item 3</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 4">Item 4</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 5" Selected="True">Item 5</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 6">Item 6</asp:ListItem>
         </asp:ListBox>
     </td><td>
         <asp:button Text="--->" OnClick="AddBtn_Click" runat="server" /><br />
         <asp:button Text="<---" OnClick="DelBtn_Click" runat="server" />
    </td><td>
         <asp:ListBox id="ListBox2" Width="100px" runat="server"/>
     </td></tr>
     </table>
     </form>
 
 </body>
 </html>
JScript
<!-- The following example demonstrates adding items to and removing items
from ListBox controls. When an item is selected in ListBox1, a new ListBoxItem with
the same value can be created and added to ListBox2, if ListBox2 does not already 
contain an item with that value. When the new ListBoxItem is created, it receives 
the Value property of the selected item as its Text property, and the Text property
of the selected item as its value property. -->

<%@ Page Language="JScript" %>
<!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>ListItem Example</title>
<script language="JScript" runat="server">
 
         function AddBtn_Click(Sender : Object, e : EventArgs) 
         {
             if (ListBox1.SelectedIndex > -1) 
             {
                  if (ListBox2.Items.FindByValue(ListBox1.SelectedItem.Text)==null) 
                 {
                      var Item : ListItem = new ListItem();
                      // Text and Value are swapped.
                     Item.Text = ListBox1.SelectedItem.Value;
                     Item.Value = ListBox1.SelectedItem.Text;
                     ListBox2.Items.Add(Item);
                  }
             }
         }
 
         function DelBtn_Click(Sender : Object, e : EventArgs) 
         {
             if (ListBox2.SelectedIndex > -1) 
             {
                 ListBox2.Items.Remove(ListBox2.SelectedItem);
             }
         }
 
     </script>
 
 </head>
 <body>
 
     <h3>ListItem Example</h3>
     <form id="form1" runat="server">
     <table>
     <tr><td>
         <asp:ListBox id="ListBox1" Width="100px" runat="server">
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 1">Item 1</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 2">Item 2</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 3">Item 3</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 4">Item 4</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 5" Selected="True">Item 5</asp:ListItem>
             <asp:ListItem Value="Value 6">Item 6</asp:ListItem>
         </asp:ListBox>
     </td><td>
         <asp:button Text="--->" OnClick="AddBtn_Click" runat="server" /><br />
         <asp:button Text="<---" OnClick="DelBtn_Click" runat="server" />
    </td><td>
         <asp:ListBox id="ListBox2" Width="100px" runat="server"/>
     </td></tr>
     </table>
     </form>
 
 </body>
 </html>
Platforms

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
See Also