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DataGridPagerStyle.PrevPageText Property

Gets or sets the text displayed for the previous page button.

[Visual Basic]
Public Property PrevPageText As String
[C#]
public string PrevPageText {get; set;}
[C++]
public: __property String* get_PrevPageText();
public: __property void set_PrevPageText(String*);
[JScript]
public function get PrevPageText() : String;
public function set PrevPageText(String);

Property Value

The text to display for the previous page button. The default value is "&lt;", which renders as the less than sign (<).

Remarks

Use the PrevPageText property to provide custom text for the next page button. The Mode property must be set to PagerMode.NextPrev for this property to have any effect.

This property is used along with the NextPageText property to create a custom appearance for the next and previous buttons of the pager on the DataGrid control.

Note   This property does not automatically encode special characters to HTML. You need to convert special characters to the appropriate HTML value. For example, the greater than symbol (>) will not automatically convert to &gt;.

Example

[Visual Basic, C#] The following example demonstrates how to use the PrevPageText property to specify custom text for the previous page navigation button of the pager element.

[Visual Basic] 
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
 
<html>
   <script language="VB" runat="server">
 
    Function CreateDataSource() As ICollection
        Dim dt As New DataTable()
        Dim dr As DataRow
        
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("IntegerValue", GetType(Int32)))
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("StringValue", GetType(String)))
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("DateTimeValue", GetType(String)))
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("BoolValue", GetType(Boolean)))
        
        Dim i As Integer
        For i = 0 To 99
            dr = dt.NewRow()
            
            dr(0) = i
            dr(1) = "Item " & i.ToString()
            dr(2) = DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()
            If i Mod 2 <> 0 Then
                dr(3) = True
            Else
                dr(3) = False
            End If
            
            dt.Rows.Add(dr)
        Next i
        
        Dim dv As New DataView(dt)
        Return dv
    End Function 'CreateDataSource

    Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
        BindGrid()
    End Sub 'Page_Load

    Sub MyDataGrid_Page(sender As Object, e As DataGridPageChangedEventArgs)
        MyDataGrid.CurrentPageIndex = e.NewPageIndex
        BindGrid()
    End Sub 'MyDataGrid_Page

    Sub BindGrid()
        MyDataGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
        MyDataGrid.DataBind()
        ShowStats()
    End Sub 'BindGrid

    Sub ShowStats()
        lblEnabled.Text = "AllowPaging is " & MyDataGrid.AllowPaging
        lblCurrentIndex.Text = "CurrentPageIndex is " & MyDataGrid.CurrentPageIndex
        lblPageCount.Text = "PageCount is " & MyDataGrid.PageCount
        lblPageSize.Text = "PageSize is " & MyDataGrid.PageSize
    End Sub 'ShowStats
 
   </script>
 
<body>
 
   <h3>Paging with DataGrid</h3>
 
   <form runat=server>
 
      <asp:DataGrid id="MyDataGrid" runat="server"
           AllowPaging="True"
           PageSize="10"
           PagerStyle-Mode="NextPrev"
           PagerStyle-HorizontalAlign="Right"
           PagerStyle-NextPageText="Next"
           PagerStyle-PrevPageText="Prev"
           OnPageIndexChanged="MyDataGrid_Page"
           BorderColor="black"
           BorderWidth="1"
           GridLines="Both"
           CellPadding="3"
           CellSpacing="0"
           Font-Name="Verdana"
           Font-Size="8pt"
           HeaderStyle-BackColor="#aaaadd"
           AlternatingItemStyle-BackColor="#eeeeee"/>
      <p>
 
      <table bgcolor="#eeeeee" cellpadding="6">
         <tr>
            <td nowrap>
               
 
                  <asp:Label id="lblEnabled" 
                       runat="server"/><br>
                  <asp:Label id="lblCurrentIndex" 
                       runat="server"/><br>
                  <asp:Label id="lblPageCount" 
                       runat="server"/><br>
                  <asp:Label id="lblPageSize" 
                       runat="server"/><br>
 
               
            </td>
         </tr>
      </table>
 
   </form>
 
</body>
</html>


[C#] 
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
 
<html>
   <script language="C#" runat="server">
 
      ICollection CreateDataSource() 
      {
         DataTable dt = new DataTable();
         DataRow dr;
 
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", typeof(Int32)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("StringValue", typeof(string)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("DateTimeValue", typeof(string)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("BoolValue", typeof(bool)));
 
         for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) 
         {
            dr = dt.NewRow();
 
            dr[0] = i;
            dr[1] = "Item " + i.ToString();
            dr[2] = DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString();
            dr[3] = (i % 2 != 0) ? true : false;
 
            dt.Rows.Add(dr);
         }
 
         DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
         return dv;
      }
 
      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      { 
         BindGrid();
      }
 
      void MyDataGrid_Page(Object sender, DataGridPageChangedEventArgs e) 
      {
         MyDataGrid.CurrentPageIndex = e.NewPageIndex;
         BindGrid();
      }
 
      void BindGrid() 
      {
         MyDataGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
         MyDataGrid.DataBind();
         ShowStats();
      }
 
      void ShowStats() 
      {
         lblEnabled.Text = "AllowPaging is " + MyDataGrid.AllowPaging;
         lblCurrentIndex.Text = "CurrentPageIndex is " + MyDataGrid.CurrentPageIndex;
         lblPageCount.Text = "PageCount is " + MyDataGrid.PageCount;
         lblPageSize.Text = "PageSize is " + MyDataGrid.PageSize;
      }
 
 
   </script>
 
<body>
 
   <h3>Paging with DataGrid</h3>
 
   <form runat=server>
 
      <asp:DataGrid id="MyDataGrid" runat="server"
           AllowPaging="True"
           PageSize="10"
           PagerStyle-Mode="NextPrev"
           PagerStyle-HorizontalAlign="Right"
           PagerStyle-NextPageText="Next"
           PagerStyle-PrevPageText="Prev"
           OnPageIndexChanged="MyDataGrid_Page"
           BorderColor="black"
           BorderWidth="1"
           GridLines="Both"
           CellPadding="3"
           CellSpacing="0"
           Font-Name="Verdana"
           Font-Size="8pt"
           HeaderStyle-BackColor="#aaaadd"
           AlternatingItemStyle-BackColor="#eeeeee"/>
      <p>
 
      <table bgcolor="#eeeeee" cellpadding="6">
         <tr>
            <td nowrap>
               
 
                  <asp:Label id="lblEnabled" 
                       runat="server"/><br>
                  <asp:Label id="lblCurrentIndex" 
                       runat="server"/><br>
                  <asp:Label id="lblPageCount" 
                       runat="server"/><br>
                  <asp:Label id="lblPageSize" 
                       runat="server"/><br>
 
               
            </td>
         </tr>
      </table>
 
   </form>
 
</body>
</html>

[C++, JScript] No example is available for C++ or JScript. To view a Visual Basic or C# example, click the Language Filter button Language Filter in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

See Also

DataGridPagerStyle Class | DataGridPagerStyle Members | System.Web.UI.WebControls Namespace | DataGrid | Mode

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