MetaTable.GetDisplayString(Object) Method
Definition
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Returns the value to use as the display string for an instance of a row when the row is used in foreign-key relationships.
public:
System::String ^ GetDisplayString(System::Object ^ row);public:
virtual System::String ^ GetDisplayString(System::Object ^ row);public string GetDisplayString(object row);public virtual string GetDisplayString(object row);member this.GetDisplayString : obj -> stringabstract member GetDisplayString : obj -> string
override this.GetDisplayString : obj -> stringPublic Function GetDisplayString (row As Object) As StringPublic Overridable Function GetDisplayString (row As Object) As StringParameters
- row
- Object
The row to get the display string for.
Returns
The display name for an instance of a row.
Remarks
If the row is null, an empty string is returned. If the entity class includes an override of the ToString method, the overridden ToString value is returned. Otherwise, the method returns the ToString representation of the value of the DisplayColumn property for the specified row.
