ButtonField.FormatDataTextValue Method

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
)
protected String FormatDataTextValue (
	Object dataTextValue
)
protected function FormatDataTextValue (
	dataTextValue : Object
) : String
Not applicable.

Parameters

dataTextValue

The field value to format.

Return Value

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.

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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