DATAFORMATAS Attribute | dataFormatAs Property

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Sets or retrieves how to render the data supplied to the object.

Syntax

HTML	<ELEMENT DATAFORMATAS = sFormat ... >
Scripting	object.dataFormatAs [ = sFormat ]

Possible Values

sFormat

String that specifies one of the following values: text Data is rendered as text. html Data is rendered as HTML.

The property is read/write with a default value of text.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see Dynamic Properties.

Example

This DIV example renders data in HTML format.

Sample Code

<DIV DATAFLD="Column2" DATAFORMATAS="html"></DIV>

This SPAN example renders data in HTML format.

<SPAN DATASRC="#bank_acct" DATAFLD="balance" DATAFORMATAS="html"></SPAN>

This TEXTAREA example renders data in text format.

<TEXTAREA DATASRC="#customer" DATAFLD="address" DATAFORMATAS="text" 
    ROWS=6 COLS=60>
</TEXTAREA>

Applies To

[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.	BODY, BUTTON, DIV, INPUT type=button, LABEL, MARQUEE, PARAM, SPAN

See Also

Data Binding