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ButtonColumn::FormatDataTextValue Method

Converts the specified value to the format that is indicated by the DataTextFormatString property.

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

protected:
virtual String^ FormatDataTextValue(
	Object^ dataTextValue
)

Parameters

dataTextValue
Type: System::Object

The value to format.

Return Value

Type: System::String
The dataTextValue converted to the format indicated by the DataTextFormatString.

Use the FormatDataTextValue method to convert the specified value to the format that is indicated by the DataTextFormatString property.

NoteNote:

The FormatDataTextValue method returns the string equivalent of the value, if the DataTextFormatString property is not set.

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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