formatting data in detailsview
I have a detailsview control with itemtemplate, edittemplate, and inserttemplate. One of the fields is a phone number that I would like to format to (xxx) xxx-xxxx. How can I do this in the template fields for edit, insert, and readonly?
YZlat
Did you try using String.Format?
String.Format("{0:###-###-
You can do it in several ways:
1: Handle the DataBound event format your data in there
2: You can call a function and pass the value to it and format it the way you want
e.g.
1: Handle the DataBound event format your data in there
2: You can call a function and pass the value to it and format it the way you want
e.g.
string FormattedPhone(object phone){
//format the phone as you like here and then return.
}
<asp:TextBox ID="txtPhone" runat="server" Text='<%# FormattedPhone(Eval('Phone')) %>'></asp:TextBox >ASKER
I should have been more clear. I'm looking to do a "masked edit" sort of thing, so not only does it display, but the mask is intact during edit and/or insert, and the user types into the masked field.
ASKER
the problem is that the field, when updated, adds the mask to the database. How would I "unmask" the data?
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yeah, I was being dumb. use the jquery to provide a masked input and do the formatting in code-behind for display purposes.
when updating the data, the phone number (or other masked input field) has to be un-masked prior to saving it to the database.
when updating the data, the phone number (or other masked input field) has to be un-masked prior to saving it to the database.