ListControl::DataTextField Property
Gets or sets the field of the data source that provides the text content of the list items.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
[ThemeableAttribute(false)] public: virtual property String^ DataTextField { String^ get (); void set (String^ value); }
<asp:ListControl DataTextField="String" />
Property Value
Type: System::StringA System::String that specifies the field of the data source that provides the text content of the list items. The default is String::Empty.
Use this property to specify a field in the DataSource property to display as the items of the list in a list control.
The value of this property is stored in view state.
This property cannot be set by themes or style sheet themes. For more information, see ThemeableAttribute and ASP.NET Themes and Skins.
The following example demonstrates how to specify the DataTextField for the RadioButtonList control. The DataTextField is the text that is displayed in the RadioButtonList.
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.