BaseDataList.Caption Property

Definition

Gets or sets the text to render in an HTML caption element in the control. This property is provided to make the control more accessible to users of assistive technology devices.

public:
 virtual property System::String ^ Caption { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };
public virtual string Caption { get; set; }
member this.Caption : string with get, set
Public Overridable Property Caption As String

Property Value

A string that represents the text to render in an HTML caption element in the control. The default value is an empty string ("").

Remarks

Use the Caption property to specify the text to render in an HTML caption element in the control. The text that you specify provides assistive technology devices with a description of the control.

To specify the alignment of the HTML caption element in the control, use the CaptionAlign property.

The value of this property, when set, can be saved automatically to a resource file by using a designer tool. For more information, see LocalizableAttribute and Globalization and Localization.

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