Parameters

expression

The navigation path from the container to the public property value to place in the bound control property.

format

A .NET Framework format string to apply to the result.

Returns

A string that results from the evaluation of the data-binding expression and conversion to a string type.

Remarks

The value of expression must evaluate to a public property.

The TemplateControl.Eval(string) method calls the DataBinder.Eval(object, string, string) method using the Page.GetDataItem method to resolve the object reference that the expression is evaluated against.

Requirements