DataBinder.Eval Method (Object, String)

public static Object Eval (
	Object container,
	string expression
)

public static Object Eval (
	Object container, 
	String expression
)

public static function Eval (
	container : Object, 
	expression : String
) : Object

Not applicable.

Parameters

container

The object reference against which the expression is evaluated. This must be a valid object identifier in the page's specified language.

expression

The navigation path from the container object to the public property value to be placed in the bound control property. This must be a string of property or field names separated by periods, such as Tables[0].DefaultView.[0].Price in C# or Tables(0).DefaultView.(0).Price in Visual Basic.

Return Value

The value of the expression parameter must evaluate to a public property.

This method is automatically called when you create data bindings in a rapid application development (RAD) designer such as Visual Studio. You can also use it declaratively to simplify casting to a text string. To do so, you use the <%#  %> expression syntax, as used in standard ASP.NET data binding.

This method is particularly useful when binding data to controls that are in a templated list.

Note:
Because this method performs late-bound evaluation, using reflection at run time, it can cause performance to noticeably slow compared to standard ASP.NET data-binding syntax.

For any of the list Web controls, such as GridView, DetailsView, DataList, or Repeater, container should be Container.DataItem. If you are binding against the page, container should be Page.

The following code example demonstrates how you could use the Eval method declaratively to bind to a Price field. This example uses container syntax that assumes you are using one of the list Web controls.

<%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.DataItem, "Price") %>

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