DisplayFormatAttribute::ConvertEmptyStringToNull Property

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Gets or sets a value that indicates whether empty string values ("") are automatically converted to null when the data field is updated in the data source.

Namespace:   System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
Assembly:  System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations (in System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll)

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property bool ConvertEmptyStringToNull {
	bool get();
	void set(bool value);
}

Property Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if empty string values are automatically converted to null; otherwise, false. The default is true.

Users might enter an empty string for a field value. Use the ConvertEmptyStringToNull property to specify whether an empty string value is automatically converted to null when the data field is updated in the database.

System_CAPS_noteNote

By default, a DynamicField object displays null values as empty strings. To display a different value, set the NullDisplayText property.

The following example shows how to use the ConvertEmptyStringToNull to enable the conversion of empty string values to null.

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Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 3.5
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 3.0
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