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BaseDataList::DataMember Property

Gets or sets the specific data member in a multimember data source to bind to a data listing control.

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

[ThemeableAttribute(false)]
public:
property String^ DataMember {
	String^ get ();
	void set (String^ value);
}
<asp:BaseDataList DataMember="String" />

Property Value

Type: System::String
A data member from a multimember data source. The default value is String::Empty.

Use the DataMember property to specify a member from a multimember data source to bind to the list control. For example, if you have a data source with more than one table specified in the DataSource property, use the DataMember property to specify which table to bind to a data listing control.

This property cannot be set by themes or style sheet themes. For more information, see ThemeableAttribute and ASP.NET Themes and Skins Overview.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the DataMember property to specify which table in a DataSet object to bind to a DataGrid control.

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

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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