BoundField::FormatDataValue Method (Object^, Boolean)

 

Formats the specified field value for a cell in the BoundField object.

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

protected:
virtual String^ FormatDataValue(
	Object^ dataValue,
	bool encode
)

Parameters

dataValue
Type: System::Object^

The field value to format.

encode
Type: System::Boolean

true to encode the value; otherwise, false.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

The field value converted to the format specified by DataFormatString.

The FormatDataValue method is a helper method used to transform a field value to the format specified by the DataFormatString property. If a field value is null, the value of the NullDisplayText property is returned.

System_CAPS_noteNote

This method is used primarily by control developers.

Notes to Inheritors:

When extending the BoundField class, you can override this method to perform a custom formatting routine.

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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