Linkbutton does not look like a linkbutton

[Sathyaish]

OK, I almost got my problem solved. Zen is almost there! Just that a LinkButton control inside a column in my datagrid doesn't show like a link button. It does not have an underlining. My client side JavaScript is enabled. How do I make the button underlined and appear and act like a linkbutton? Currently, it just displays the text like a normal label/table cell that has a label.

[Sathyaish]

It looks like the LinkButton cannot be databound. If it is, it just disappears. As a test, I tried this:


<asp:TemplateColumn HeaderText="Full Name">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:LinkButton OnClick="dg_ItemCommand">
<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Full Name")%>
</asp:LinkButton>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateColumn>



The column displays the correct full name value but no underlining. I am guessing that the grid replaced the linkbutton with a literal control. I did this and found out.


lblMessage.Text = dg.Items(1).Cells(0).Controls(0).GetType.ToString


in a button_click.


Then, I tried this:


<asp:LinkButton id="lnk" style="Z-INDEX: 104; LEFT: 432px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 80px" runat="server">The date and time is: <%# System.DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString %></asp:LinkButton>


And it only showed the link button with the text

The date and time is:


How do I have a control in a grid that:

(1) Is DataBound
(2) Appears and acts like a linkbutton
(3) Does not behave like the ItemTemplate's EditItem where you have those edit textboxes inside the grid itself.

[aquafin]

You can set the command name to select for the link button
Like this:


<asp:TemplateColumn>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:linkbutton CommandName="Select" runat="server" "Linkbutton1" text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "fullname") %>'>
</asp:linkbutton> </ItemTemplate> </asp:TemplateColumn>


codebehind:
Private Sub DDL_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles DDL.SelectedIndexChanged

Dim Title As String = DDL.Items(DDL.SelectedIndex).Cells(1).Text

lblmessage.Text = Title

End Sub

Now you will be able to see the linkbutton as a linkbutton,With an underline
Hope that helps you!!

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