HyperLinkDataBindingHandler.DataBindControl(IDesignerHost, Control) Method

Definition

Resolves design-time data-binding for the specified control.

C#
public override void DataBindControl(System.ComponentModel.Design.IDesignerHost designerHost, System.Web.UI.Control control);

Parameters

designerHost
IDesignerHost

The IDesignerHost for the document that contains the control.

control
Control

The Control to data bind.

Examples

The following code example creates a class, named CustomHyperLinkDataBindingHandler, which derives from the HyperLinkDataBindingHandler class. It resolves design-time data binding for the ImageUrl property of the CustomHyperLink class so that placeholder text is displayed for the property when it is data-bound at design time.

C#
// Derive a class from the HyperLinkDataBindingHandler. It will 
// resolve  data binding for the CustomHyperlink at design time.
public class CustomHyperLinkDataBindingHandler : 
    HyperLinkDataBindingHandler
{
    // Override the DataBindControl to set property values in  
    // the DataBindingCollection at design time.
    public override void DataBindControl(IDesignerHost designerHost, 
        Control control)
    {
        DataBindingCollection bindings = 
            ((IDataBindingsAccessor)control).DataBindings;
        DataBinding imageBinding = bindings["ImageUrl"];

           // If Text is empty, supply a default value.
        if (!(imageBinding == null))
        {
            CustomHyperLink hype = (CustomHyperLink)control;
            hype.ImageUrl = "Image URL.";
        }

        // Call the base method to bind the control.
        base.DataBindControl(designerHost, control);
    } // DataBindControl
} // CustomHyperLinkDataBindingHandler

Remarks

This method determines whether the Text and NavigateUrl properties of the HyperLink control are data-bound. If the Text property is data-bound, this method sets the value of the property to "DataBound". If the NavigateUrl property is data-bound, this method sets the value of the property to a text string so the control will have the appearance of a working hyperlink.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1