ASP.NET.in.a.Nutshell.Second.Edition [Electronic resources]

The ButtonColumn class represents a type of column that can be used in a DataGrid control. This column consists of buttons that raise the DataGrid.ItemCommand event. These buttons can be displayed as graphical push buttons (like Button) or text links, depending on the ButtonType property.

The Text property determines what text is displayed for the button, while the CommandName property specifies a string of additional information that will be sent to the DataGrid.ItemCommand event through the DataGridCommandEventArgs object.

If you set the Text and CommandName properties, all buttons in the column will share the same information. Alternatively, you can set the DataTextField property to use data binding and the DataTextFormatString property to specify formatting rules.

public class 
ButtonColumn  : DataGridColumn {
// Public Constructors
public 
ButtonColumn ( );
// Public Instance Properties
public virtual ButtonColumnType 
ButtonType {set; get; }
public virtual string 
CommandName {set; get; }
public virtual string 
DataTextField {set; get; }
public virtual string 
DataTextFormatString {set; get; }
public virtual string 
Text {set; get; }
// Public Instance Methods
public override void 
Initialize ( );               // overrides DataGridColumn
public override void 
InitializeCell (TableCell 
cell , int 
columnIndex , ListItemType 
itemType );
// overrides DataGridColumn
// Protected Instance Methods
protected virtual string 
FormatDataTextValue (object 
dataTextValue );
}

Hierarchy

System.Object DataGridColumn(System.Web.UI.IStateManager) ButtonColumn