<Text>

The Text tag renders the value of a column from a <SelectCommand> as plain, unwrapped text — there's no surrounding <span> or other element. Use it to display read-only data inside your form's HTML or to inject a value into JavaScript.

One-way binding

The Text tag is one-way bound. It receives data from a <SelectCommand> but does not participate in <SubmitCommand> — its value is never saved back to the database.

Example

Display a value inline with your HTML:

<strong>Last Login Date: <Text DataField="LastLogin" /></strong>

Inject a value into JavaScript:

<AddForm>
  <a href="#" onclick="alert('<Text DataField='LastLogin'/>')">Click for Last Login Date</a>
  <table>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <Label For="txtFirstName" Text="First Name" />
        <Textbox Id="txtFirstName" DataField="FirstName" DataType="string" />
      </td>
    </tr>
    ...
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <AddButton Text="Add"/>&nbsp;<CancelButton Text="Cancel"/>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</AddForm>

Properties

Property	Values	Default	Description
DataField	string		Name of the column from the form's <SelectCommand> whose value should be rendered
Nullable	True False	False	When the bound value is DBNull, render as an empty string

No styling properties

Because the Text tag renders only the value — with no surrounding HTML element — properties like CssClass, Style, Width, Height, and the deprecated ASP.NET style properties have no effect. To style the text, wrap the tag in your own HTML element.

Property Details

• DataField: Name of the column from the form's <SelectCommand> whose value should be rendered. Unlike most form controls, the Text tag is one-way bound and does not need a corresponding parameter in <SubmitCommand> — it never sends data back to the database.

• Nullable: When the bound value from the database is DBNull, the rendered output will be an empty string rather than the literal text "DBNull".