DxDropDownListEditorBase<TData, TValue>.ValueFieldName Property
Specifies the data source field that populates values for the editor’s items.
Namespace: DevExpress.Blazor.Base
Assembly: DevExpress.Blazor.v24.1.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Blazor
Declaration
[DefaultValue("")]
[Parameter]
public string ValueFieldName { get; set; }Property Value
| Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| String | String.Empty | The field name. |
Remarks
If an editor is bound to a field that stores IDs or other non-user-friendly values, you may want to use lookup functionality. You can replace IDs with human-readable strings and let users select values from a lookup list.
For example, the images below shows how lookup functionality is used for the Employee.ID field of the Employees data source object. The component finds the IDs from a different collection and replaces them with the corresponding DisplayText values.
ComboBox Example
Use the ValueFieldName property to specify a data source field to obtain item values from. To access the editor’s selected value, use the Value property.
Note
If the ValueFieldName property is not specified and TValue and TData are different, the editor searches for a Value field in the data source. If the field is found and its type matches TValue, the component uses this field as a value field.
<DxComboBox Data="@Employees.DataSource"
ValueFieldName="@nameof(Employee.ID)"
TextFieldName="@nameof(Employee.DisplayText)"
@bind-Value="@Value">
</DxComboBox>
@code {
int Value { get; set; } = 1;
}
TagBox Example
Use the ValueFieldName property to specify a data source field to obtain item values from. To access the editor’s selected values, use the Values property.
Note
If the ValueFieldName property is not specified and TValue and TData are different, the editor searches for a Value field in the data source. If the field is found and its type matches TValue, the component uses this field as a value field.
<DxTagBox Data="@Employees.DataSource"
ValueFieldName="@nameof(Employee.ID)"
TextFieldName="@nameof(Employee.DisplayText)"
@bind-Values="Values">
</DxTagBox>
@code {
IEnumerable<int> Values { get; set; } = Employees.DataSource.Take(2).Select(t => t.ID);
}