ButtonField::FormatDataTextValue Method (Object^)

 

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

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

protected:
virtual String^ FormatDataTextValue(
	Object^ dataTextValue
)

Parameters

dataTextValue
Type: System::Object^

The field value to format.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

The field value converted to the format specified by the DataTextFormatString property.

The FormatDataTextValue method is a helper method that is used to transform a field value to the format that is specified by the DataTextFormatString property.

Notes to Inheritors:

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

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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