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HyperLinkColumn.Text Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Gets or sets the text caption to display for the hyperlinks in the column.

public:
 virtual property System::String ^ Text { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };
public virtual string Text { get; set; }
member this.Text : string with get, set
Public Overridable Property Text As String

Property Value

String

The text caption for the hyperlinks in the column. The default value is Empty.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the Text property to specify the text caption for hyperlinks in the HyperLinkColumn. Notice that all hyperlinks in the column have the same text caption.

Note

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 Forms Page Code Model.

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >

<head>
    <title>HyperLinkColumn Example</title>
<script runat="server">

      ICollection CreateDataSource() 
      {
         DataTable dt = new DataTable();
         DataRow dr;

         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("IntegerValue", typeof(Int32)));
         dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("PriceValue", typeof(Double)));
       
         for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) 
         {
            dr = dt.NewRow();

            dr[0] = i;
            dr[1] = (Double)i * 1.23;

            dt.Rows.Add(dr);
         }

         DataView dv = new DataView(dt);
         return dv;
      }

      void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {
         MyDataGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource();
         MyDataGrid.DataBind();
      }

   </script>

</head>

<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>HyperLinkColumn Example</h3>

      <asp:DataGrid id="MyDataGrid" 
           BorderColor="black"
           BorderWidth="1"
           GridLines="Both"
           AutoGenerateColumns="false"
           runat="server">

         <HeaderStyle BackColor="#aaaadd"/>

         <Columns>

            <asp:HyperLinkColumn
                 HeaderText="Select an Item"
                 NavigateUrl="detailspage.aspx"
                 Text="Click Me"
                 Target="_blank"/>
           
         </Columns>

      </asp:DataGrid>

   </form>

</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >

<head>
    <title>HyperLinkColumn Example</title>
<script runat="server">

      Function CreateDataSource() As ICollection 
      
         Dim dt As DataTable = New DataTable()
         Dim dr As DataRow
         Dim i As Integer

         dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("IntegerValue", GetType(Int32)))
         dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("PriceValue", GetType(Double)))
       
         For i = 0 to 2 
         
            dr = dt.NewRow()

            dr(0) = i
            dr(1) = CDbl(i) * 1.23

            dt.Rows.Add(dr)

         Next i

         Dim dv As DataView = New DataView(dt)
         Return dv

      End Function

      Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) 
    
         MyDataGrid.DataSource = CreateDataSource()
         MyDataGrid.DataBind()

      End Sub

   </script>

</head>

<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>HyperLinkColumn Example</h3>

      <asp:DataGrid id="MyDataGrid" 
           BorderColor="black"
           BorderWidth="1"
           GridLines="Both"
           AutoGenerateColumns="false"
           runat="server">

         <HeaderStyle BackColor="#aaaadd"/>

         <Columns>

            <asp:HyperLinkColumn
                 HeaderText="Select an Item"
                 NavigateUrl="detailspage.aspx"
                 Text="Click Me"
                 Target="_blank"/>
           
         </Columns>

      </asp:DataGrid>

   </form>

</body>
</html>

The following corresponding example is a sample Web Forms page to link to when a hyperlink in the previous example is clicked.

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>Details page for DataGrid</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="Form1" runat="server">
 
   <h3>Details page for DataGrid</h3>
 
   Welcome to the new page.
</form> 
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>Details page for DataGrid</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="Form1" runat="server">
 
   <h3>Details page for DataGrid</h3>
 
   Welcome to the new page.
</form> 
</body>
</html>

Remarks

Use the Text property to specify the text caption to display for the hyperlinks in the column.

Note

When this property is set, all hyperlinks in the column share the same text caption.

To provide a separate text caption for each hyperlink in the column, use the DataTextField property.

Note

The DataTextField and Text properties cannot both be set at the same time. If both properties are set, the DataTextField property takes precedence.

Caution

Text is not HTML encoded before it is displayed in the HyperLinkColumn. This makes it possible to embed script within HTML tags in the text. If the values for this column come from user input, be sure to validate the values to reduce security vulnerabilities.

The value of this property, when set, can be saved automatically to a resource file by using a designer tool. For more information, see LocalizableAttribute and Globalization and Localization.

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