DynamicDataExtensions.ConvertEditedValue Method (IFieldFormattingOptions, String)
Returns the value provided by a user for a control that is being validated.
Assembly: System.Web.DynamicData (in System.Web.DynamicData.dll)
public static object ConvertEditedValue( this IFieldFormattingOptions formattingOptions, string value )
Parameters
- formattingOptions
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Type:
System.Web.DynamicData.IFieldFormattingOptions
The formatting options object, as defined by the IFieldFormattingOptions object.
- value
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Type:
System.String
The input value to be converted.
Return Value
Type: System.Objectnull if value is null or an empty string and the ConvertEmptyStringToNull property of formattingOptions is true; null if value is not null or an empty string and matches the NullDisplayText property of formattingOptions; otherwise, the unchanged value of value.
For information about formatting options, see the IFieldFormattingOptions type overview.
The following example shows how to use the ConvertEditedValue method. The example gets user input from a field template that is configured to accept date-time data. In the DynamicData\FieldTemplates\DateTime_Edit.ascx.cs or DynamicData\FieldTemplates\DateTime_Edit.ascx.vb file, the method converts empty strings to null.
protected override void ExtractValues(IOrderedDictionary dictionary) { dictionary[Column.Name] = ConvertEditedValue(TextBox1.Text.Trim()); // dictionary[Column.Name] = ConvertEditedValue(TextBox1.Text); }
Available since 3.5