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FormView::DataKey Property

Gets a DataKey object that represents the primary key of the displayed record.

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

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

Property Value

Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls::DataKey
A DataKey object that represents the primary key of the displayed record.

When the DataKeyNames property is set, the FormView control automatically creates a DataKey object that contains the key/value pairs of the field or fields listed in the DataKeyNames property for the current record. Use the DataKey property to get this DataKey object. This property is commonly used to obtain the keys and their corresponding values for the fields specified in the DataKeyNames property.

NoteNote:

As a shortcut, you can also use the SelectedValue property to determine the value of the first key field listed in the DataKeyNames property.

The following example demonstrates how to use the DataKey property to determine the value of the key field.

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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
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