System.Web.UI.HtmlControls Namespace HtmlSelect Class
Sets or retrieves the field in the data source that provides the Value for each option item in the HtmlSelect control.
| Inline |
<select DataValueField = strFieldName ... > |
| Script |
HtmlSelect.DataValueField [ = strFieldName ] |
| strFieldName |
String specifying the field in the data source to bind to the ListItem.Value property of each select option. |
The property is read/write with no default value.
Use the DataValueField property to specify which field from the DataSource to bind to the Value property of each item in the control.
This differs from the DataTextField property, which is used to specify the field that will provide the Text of each select option. DataTextField provides the selectable options that the user interacts with, while DataValueField provides the values that are used when submitting the form data.
The following example demonstrates how to use the DataValueField property to specify which field from the DataSource is used to provide the values of the option elements in the HtmlSelect control.
<select id="mySelect" multiple runat="server" datatextfield="name"
DataValueField="locale" />
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HtmlSelect Members DataSource DataTextField DataMember
