Name

DataBind

Synopsis

Page.DataBind(  )

Evaluates and resolves any data binding expressions in the page. It also calls DataBind on all child controls.

Parameters

None

Example

The following code example uses a data binding expression to set the ForeColor attribute of a label control tag to the value of local variable named color. When the DataBind method is called in Page_Load, the value of the Color variable is assigned to the ForeColor attribute (which is effectively the same as setting the ForeColor property in code): 

<%@ Page Language="vb" %>
<html>
   <head>
      <title></title>
      <script runat="server">
         Dim Color As System.Drawing.Color = System.Drawing.Color.Red
         Sub Page_Load(  )
            Message.Text = "ForeColor is: " & Color.Name
            DataBind(  )
         End Sub
      </script>
   </head>
<body>
   <asp:label id="Message" ForeColor="<%# Color %>" runat="server"/>
</body>
</html>

Notes

If you want to perform data binding on a specific control on the page, such as a DataGrid or DataList control, it may be more efficient to call DataBind on that control rather than on the page, since calling it on the control will avoid any overhead in calling DataBind on controls for which data binding is not needed.

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