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AlternateFormat Property

Sets or returns a formatting string for the text value that is displayed on devices that are not able to originate telephone calls. The default value is {0} {1}, meaning that the default text will be the Text property with the PhoneNumber property concatenated to it, with a space between them.

public string AlternateFormat {
   get,
   set
}

Remarks

An example of the default string is, Call {0} at {1} right now!! where the system replaces {0} with the Text property, and {1} with the PhoneNumber property.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to use the AlternateFormat property to concatenate the PhoneNumber and Text properties in the desired format.

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

        PhoneCall1.Text = "Police, Fire, Ambulance"
        PhoneCall1.PhoneNumber = "911"
        'Concatenates the PhoneNumber and Text strings in specified formats.
        PhoneCall1.AlternateFormat = "Call {0} At {1}"

End Sub

[C#]
private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
   PhoneCall1.Text = "Police, Fire, Ambulance";
   PhoneCall1.PhoneNumber = "911";
   // Concatenates the PhoneNumber and Text strings in specified formats.
   PhoneCall1.AlternateFormat="Call {0} At {1}";
}

See Also

Applies to: PhoneCall Class