AutoGeneratedField.DataType Property

Gets or sets the data type of the values displayed in an AutoGeneratedField object.

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

public:
property Type^ DataType {
	Type^ get ();
	void set (Type^ value);
}
/** @property */
public Type get_DataType ()

/** @property */
public void set_DataType (Type value)

public function get DataType () : Type

public function set DataType (value : Type)

Not applicable.

Property Value

A Type that represents the data type of the value displayed in an AutoGeneratedField object. The default isString.

Use the DataType property to specify the data type of the values displayed in an AutoGeneratedField object. The data type determines what type of control is rendered in an AutoGeneratedField object to display the value. For example, a check box control is displayed when the type is Boolean.

The following example demonstrates how to use the DataType property to specify the data type of the field values when programmatically creating an AutoGeneratedField object in a custom control that derives from the DetailsView control.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0

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