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GridViewRow::DataItem Property

Gets the underlying data object to which the GridViewRow object is bound.

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

public:
virtual property Object^ DataItem {
	Object^ get ();
	void set (Object^ value);
}
<asp:GridViewRow DataItem="Object" />

Property Value

Type: System::Object
An Object that represents the underlying data object to which the GridViewRow object is bound.

Use the DataItem property to access the properties of the underlying data object to which the GridViewRow object is bound. The DataItem property is only available during and after the RowDataBound event of a GridView control.

NoteNote:

This property applies only to data rows.

The following example demonstrates how to use the DataItem property to retrieve a field value. The value is then used to pre-select an item in a DropDownList control displayed when a row is in edit mode.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

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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