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DataList::SelectedItem Property

Gets the selected item in the DataList control.

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

[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public:
virtual property DataListItem^ SelectedItem {
	DataListItem^ get ();
}

Property Value

Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls::DataListItem
A DataListItem that represents the item selected in the DataList control.

Use the SelectedItem property to get a DataListItem object that represents the selected item in the DataList control. This object can then be used to access the properties of the selected item.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the SelectedItem property to display the contents of the selected item in the DataList control.

NoteNote

The following code sample uses the single-file code model and may not work correctly if copied directly into a code-behind file. This code sample must be copied into an empty text file that has an .aspx extension. For more information on the Web Forms code model, see ASP.NET Web Page Code Model.

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.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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